조선 초 釣魚倭人에 대한 孤草島 어장개방에 관한 연구

Abstract

In the history of Korea-Japan fishing relations, there was an incident when the chieftain of Daemado made an apology after the Chosun government's conquest over it, and later the Chosun governmen corresponded by accepting the Daemado people's request to open Sampo for exchange. After that incident Japanese residential districts were established in Busanpo, Dongrae, Naeipo in Woongcheon, and Yeompo in Ulsan. They are all in Gyungsang province. A certain number of Japanese people were allowed to live in the districts and had the permission to trade and go fishing. But the chieftain of Daemado had another quite nagging request to propose. He asked for his residents to be allowed to fish in Jeolla Province, and said that the opening of three districts was not enough to support their lives. In response, the Chosun Government additionally opened the fishing ground of Gochodo, one of the districts the Daemado people asked to open. The opening of the Gochodo fishing ground was done in the following way : the applicants needed an approval from the chieftain of Daema-do every year, and went to a sailor Manhojin in Jisepo. Manhojin of Jisepo confirmed an approval, and issued a pass, a Moonin, so that the holder could commute through Gochodo in order to fish. When a Japanese fishing boat with this Moonin arrived in Gochodo after sailing through the designated navigation route, Japanese fishermen settled at the temporary living quarters and engaged in seasonal fishing for a few months. After having finished their fishing, they returned home following the route they had taken in the first place. The fishing ground consequently opened up for them in this way in a repeated fashion. To sum up, the Chosun Government opened the fishing ground for the Japanese fishermen of Daema Island to do fishing only on a seasonal basis. They were not allowed to live permanently but temporarily in the port of Gocho Island. Gochodo is the name of an island situated at the outer southern sea of Jeolla province, which was figured to be the Daemado's side as a result of several negotiations conducted to promote friendly ties between the Chosun Government and the chieftain of Daemado during the early years of the Chosun Dynasty. According to the King Sejong Annals, there is a record of 'the Dual Islands of Go and Cho', which suggests that there were two islands of Godo and Chodo. Therefore, it is suggested that the Japanese of Daemado might have combined the two islands into one under the name of Gochodo for convenience during their long time invasion In regards to the exact location of Gochodo, there are many ideas presented by a number of scholars. However according to this author's comprehensive review and analysis, it is strongly presumed that the two islands are : Godo (also known as Geomoondo), which is situated at the central easternmost point of where Dongdo and Seodo face each other(they are among the three islands of the present Samsanmyun, Yeosu City),and Chodo which is located in the northernmost point of Geomoondo or Samdo.