In the spirit of self-development, the station has caught several hundreds more tons of fish than scheduled from early-March, doubling fisheries output of the peak-year level.

According to Kang Kyong Su, manager of the station, it greeted its 70th founding anniversary with a big haul some days ago.

At the beginning of its operation, the station had only some 20 wooden ships, vessels and sailboats, he said, adding:

But it has developed into a leading fishing station in the west coastal area of the country under the wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il.

It sailed out for deep-sea fishing for the first time and made a big stride in putting the detection of fishing grounds, fishing prediction and maritime control on a scientific and IT basis by introducing a number of sci-tech achievements.

In recent years, the station has built all-purpose fishing boats of "Tanphung"-class.

The station also has a modern fish-processing factory.

Now, the Nampho Fishery Station is playing an important role in supplying marine products to Pyongyang citizens.