Yeongil Fisheries is a sea-surface aquaculture company located in Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, operated by CEO Hong Young-gil, primarily engaged in laver farming. It specializes in eco-friendly acid-free laver farming and is a small-scale enterprise that has acquired numerous related certifications.

"Yeongil Fisheries is a company that has been engaged in the laver industry for three generations, continuing the family business, and cultivates acid-free laver in Deukryang Bay, a clean sea area in Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do. Starting with 'Eco-friendly Fishery Product Certification' for acid-free laver farming in 2008, it became the first dried laver to receive eco-friendly processed fishery product certification in 2010, and by 2011, it also acquired fishery product quality certification, thus possessing both eco-friendly and quality certifications from raw material to processed laver."

Business Areas

• Sea-Surface Laver Farming: We cultivate acid-free laver in the clean waters of Deukryang Bay in Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, producing eco-friendly laver using traditional methods that remove impurities with sunlight.
• Eco-friendly Laver Processing and Distribution: We process cultivated laver and supply it to famous domestic laver processing and distribution companies through the 'Chinjeong Gim' brand, and also produce laver for export to the United States, certified by USDA International Organic.

Products

• Acid-Free Laver: Eco-friendly laver cultivated without the use of acid, characterized by its strong growth in sunlight, resulting in a firm and savory taste. It is produced in the form of dried laver and processed laver.
• Chinjeong Gim: Yeongil Fisheries' own brand, embodying the meaning of laver produced in an eco-friendly clean sea area. It is a product that has received eco-friendly and quality certifications.

Special Notes

• Eco-friendly and Quality Certifications: For acid-free laver farming and processed products, we have obtained eco-friendly fishery product certification and fishery product quality certification from the National Fishery Products Quality Inspection Service, ensuring product safety and reliability.
• International Organic Certification and Export: We produce laver for export to the United States, having received USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) international organic certification, and it is exported to the U.S. through Jangheung Musan Gim Co., Ltd.
• Business Succession and Traditional Farming Methods: Engaged in the laver industry for three generations, we continue the family business and adhere to traditional acid-free laver farming methods using sunlight, aiming for environmentally friendly production.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
Yeongil Fisheries is a small-scale family business that cultivates and processes eco-friendly acid-free laver in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do. Laver farming can have varying work intensity depending on the season, and it often involves significant physical labor performed at sea. As a producer of high-quality, eco-friendly certified laver, a sense of responsibility and meticulousness in quality control may be required. There will be opportunities to learn traditional methods of cultivating and processing laver.