{"id":323573,"date":"2026-03-26T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=323573"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:37:05","slug":"north-korean-military-fish-farm-run-as-private-feeding-trough-for-officers-worker-complaint-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-military-fish-farm-run-as-private-feeding-trough-for-officers-worker-complaint-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean military fish farm run as private feeding trough for officers, worker complaint reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A military seafood production unit in North Hamgyong province is under investigation after a worker filed a formal complaint alleging that base commanders have been diverting fish and shellfish for personal gain rather than supplying military rations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Ninth Corps security department launched an inspection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondparallel.csis.org\/modernization-expansion-project-korean-peoples-army-fishery-station-no-15\/\">corps-run fishery station<\/a> in Chongjin on March 15, a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The investigation was triggered by a formal grievance filed simultaneously with both the corps political department and the security department by a worker at the station. The worker alleged that commanders were taking the bulk of production for themselves while rank-and-file employees received next to nothing. The grievance went further, alleging that station commanders were selling production outputs on the market and personally pocketing seafood that workers had submitted as contributions. The worker also claimed that only about 5% of the mussels produced at the station were actually being delivered to military units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The worker filed with both departments out of concern that a single-office complaint would be quietly buried.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>A system built for officers, not soldiers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The station formally falls under the rear services department, but the source said military officers also regularly tap personal connections to request a share of production. Supply to military units occurs at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-ninth-corps-lets-soldiers-go-home-grain-leave\/\">most once a year<\/a>, the source said, and even that limited allocation rarely reaches ordinary soldiers. What little seafood does arrive goes almost exclusively to corps-level commands and the corps medical facility. Regular enlisted personnel go through their entire service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-military-food-supplies-include-more-meat-and-vegetables\/\">without ever tasting seafood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">It is also common practice for workers who have a wedding, a 60th birthday celebration, or another family occasion to receive a small amount of fish for the table. The complaint appears to have been driven in part by resentment over the disparity between what commanders take and what ordinary workers are allowed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The investigation has not generated sympathy for the complainant within the station. Reaction among colleagues and management has been largely negative, with the prevailing view that the worker stirred up unnecessary trouble, damaged reputations, and unsettled the atmosphere over something widely considered normal practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Those inside the corps do not expect the inspection to produce significant consequences. Because the review is being conducted internally, it is unlikely to result in leadership changes at the station. Those responsible are expected to escape with little more than a written self-criticism or a token disciplinary measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The source said the fishery station has long since stopped functioning as a facility to support soldiers&#8217; diets and effectively exists to benefit officers. &#8220;That structure is not going to change easily,&#8221; the source added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20260324-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Daily NK \u2014 A Note to Readers \u2014 End of Article Pattern -->\n<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;border-top:3px solid #cc0000;padding:0;margin-top:32px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\">\n  <div style=\"padding:20px 24px 24px;\">\n\n    <!-- Header row -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:14px;\">\n      <span style=\"background:#cc0000;color:#fff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 8px;flex-shrink:0;\">A Note to Readers<\/span>\n      <div style=\"flex:1;height:1px;background:#333;\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Intro line -->\n    <p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;color:#fff;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 12px;\">Reporting from inside North Korea<\/p>\n\n    <!-- Body -->\n    <p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px;color:#bbb;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 16px;\">\n      Daily NK operates networks of sources inside North Korea who document events in real-time and transmit information through secure channels. 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