Since 2004, the government has operated the National License System for Fish Doctors in order to lay the cornerstone for the development of specialists capable of handling diseases in fish and shellfish and to pave the way for ensuring the scientific medical treatment of aquatic life. A person who becomes certified as a Licensed Fish Doctor is allowed to open a Fish Disease Control Center and diagnose, treat and prevent diseases in fish and shellfish.
Graduates can enroll in graduate school for in-depth study or pursue a career with the government agencies and fishery & marine research arms of local governments or research institutes, including the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), the Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency (QIA), the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA), the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), the Center for Disease Control, the Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotion (KIMST), the Research Institute of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Aquariums of large companies, marine & fishery museums, the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), fishery chemical manufacturing companies, animal feed manufacturing companies, fishery distribution & processing companies, and the aquaculture industry, while some go on to work as journalists for magazines or newspaper firms that specialize in the fishery and marine industry.
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