Overview of Special Zone
- Designated on: 16 November 2010
- Project Duration: 2010-2017 (8 years)
- Project Cost: KRW 72.25 billion (governmental 31.35, provincial 9.8, county 9.6, private 21.5)
- Location: Whole area of Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon, Jukcheong-ri, Wando-eup, Wando-gun, Jeonnam
- Land Area: 138,964㎡
Ground for Designation
- Largest production site of seaweed with 80% total production volume in Korea and abundant marine organism resources
- By designating as a special zone, convert seaweed industry focused on primary industry and simple processing products into high added value industry using life science technology to foster as local growth momentum industry
Status of Seaweed Health & Bio Special Zone in Wando
Seaweed Well-being Festival (2014 Wando International Seaweed Exhibition)
- Duration: 2012-2017 (Biennial)
- Location: Whole area of beach park in Wando-eup
- Project Cost: KRW 400 million (county)
- Details: Marine health food exhibition, academic conference, cultural event, etc.
Seaweed Underwater Experience (With Seaweed Exhibition)
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Location: Whole area of Wando-gun
- Project Cost: KRW 200 million (county)
- Details: Scuba diving class, marine sport class
Built Seaweed Health Farm Complex (Marine Theme Pension Complex)
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Land Area: 45,321 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 12 billion (governmental 2, provincial 2, private 8)
- Details: 1 management building, 7 pension buildings (66 rooms)
Marine Organism New Drug Research Complex (Private Investment Capital)
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Land Area: 6,000 ㎡ / Site 16,665 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 23 billion (governmental 16.1, provincial 4.6, private 2.3)
- Details: Develop drugs for treating diabetes and digestive organ diseases and reinforcing body immune system
Seaweed Health & Bio-Food Research Complex (Private Investment Capital)
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Land Area: 3,000 ㎡ / Site 17,119 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 18 billion (governmental 7.2, provincial 7.2, private 3.6)
- Details: Develop seaweed themed health supplement (for adult diseases and obesity)
Set up Seaweed Research Center
- Duration: 2010-2011
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Land Area: 2,000 ㎡ / Site 19,039 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 4.8 billion (governmental 1.9, provincial 2.9)
- Details: Seaweed seed bank, preserve and research excellent seeds
Support for Marine Organism Research & Education Center (Chosun University)
- Duration: 2010-2013
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Center Status
- Scope: 5,207 ㎡ / Site 26,129 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 10 billion (governmental 5, provincial 2.5, Chosun University 2.5)
- Project Support: KRW 200 million (governmental 100, county 100)
- Details: Research new marine organism materials, and support joint academic-industrial R&D
Set up Seaweed Spa Land
- Duration: 2010-2011
- Location: Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon
- Land Area: 4,328 ㎡ / Site 5,874 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 8.31 billion (governmental 2.05, private 6.26)
- Details: Seaweed functional food exhibition center and store, seaweed SAP, accommodation
Operate Marine Bio Industrial Center
- Duration: 2010-2017
- Location: Jukcheong-ri, Wando-eup
- Center Status
- Scope: 3,512 ㎡ / Site 8,817 ㎡
- Project Cost: KRW 10 billion (governmental 5, provincial 5)
- Business Support: KRW 4 billion (governmental 2, provincial 2)
- Details: Set up marine bio-fuel pilot plant, R&D for high dimensional processing of seaweed food, support fostering of venture company
Special Project in Special Zone
Form Seaweed Health Complex (2010-2017)
Set up Wando Seaweed Spa Land
- Duration: 2010-2011
- Land Area: 5,874 ㎡
- Details
- Seaweed exhibition center and store, seaweed SAP
- Seminar rooms and 30 guest rooms
- Open on 2 June 2011
Set up Seaweed Health Farm Complex (Marine Pension Complex)
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Land Area: 32,399 ㎡
- Progress
- Due diligence on investment/financing of local finance
- Approval of project (by Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, and province)
- Completed contract for project due diligence design (4 July 2011)
Wando International Seaweed Exhibition
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Details: Academic conference and exhibition on seaweed health supplement, cultural events, etc.
- Progress
- Duration: 11 April 2014 - 11 May 2014 (31 days)
- Location: Wando Port, beachpark, Jang Bogo historical site, Wando Expo Belt
- Operate (5) exhibition centers, hold academic conference and operate experiencing programs including seaweed experiencing site
Underwater Experience of Seaweed
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Location: Whole area of Sinji Myeongsasimni beach
- Details: Run scuba diving class and marine sport class
- Progress: In 2014, trained scuba diving professional personnel as local customized education course
Set up Seaweed Research Complex (2010-2017)
Support Marine Organism Research & Education Center
- Duration: 2010
- Progress
- Set up marine organism research & education center
- R&D project by central governmental departments: 7 projects
- Consigned operation of Korea Fisheries Venture University
Support Marine Bio-Industry Center
- Duration: 2010
- Progress
- Build main building and factory building
- Purchase facilities and equipment
- Completed facilities and equipment at center and factory (December 2011)
Set up Seaweed Research Center
- Duration: 2012
- Project Scope: 1 main building and 1 cultivation building
- Details
- Seaweed seed bank
- Preservation and R&D of excellent seed
- Progress: Completion of research center (December 2010)
Set up Seaweed Health Bio-Food Research Complex and Marine Organism New Drug Research Complex
- Duration: 2012-2017
- Progress: Attracting investment for food research center and pharmacological research center