Its officials were dispatched to fishery management bureaus and fishery stations on the east coast to review the provision of materials and supplies for fishing and take necessary measures.

Fishery stations are taking steps to raise to the maximum the operation rate of fishing boats and actively conduct intensive fishing, dispersed fishing and small-scale fishing.

They also pay attention to the work for increasing the freezing and salting capacity to ensure the timely processing of fish.

Search ships were deployed in the waters off North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong and Kangwon provinces to find main fishing ground.