국가해양정원 조성 및 관리를 위한 제도 연구

Abstract

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is making a lot of effort to create a marine garden in Garorim Bay under the strategy of spreading marine tourism using marine ecological resources. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is pursuing the project in accordance with the provisions of Establishment and Operation of Facilities for Conserving and Using Marine Ecosystems under Article 43 of the CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ACT as a basis for promoting the Garorim Bay project as a national policy project. However, since the concept of an marine garden is not a legal concept, a legal basis is needed not only for the creation of marine gardens, but also for the continuous, systematic operation and management of them. In this paper, the legal interest that should be protected as a target area and marine garden in order to legalize the concept of the national marine garden, along with the need for the provision of marine protected areas and marine ecological culture services, was examined for the relevant ministries and management entities. In addition, the revision of the current Marine Ecosystem Act and the Arboretum Garden Act were reviewed as well as the enactment of the Special Act on National Marine Gardens was also reviewed. When constructing the National Marine Garden, it is necessary to recognize it as one of the oceans and fisheries strategies to create new demand for marine tourism by reflecting the diverse and unique characteristics of each sea area, such as the East Sea and the South Sea of Korea, as well as the Garorim Bay area. As one of these strategic measures, making the term ‘marine garden’ in legal terms should be of the utmost priority. At this time, the marine garden should be a place where people can enjoy marine ecological and cultural services by encompassing marine landscapes, marine humanities and marine culture along with the core value of marine protected areas.