Yeonggwang is a large producer of a fish, the small yellow croaker which are sometimes given by Korean people as a gift to others.

It is called Yeonggwang gulbi (meaning "dried croaker") among Koreans, and it is nicknamed "rice thief" because of its wide popularity.

They spawn at sea in front of Chilsan, near Beopseongpo in Yeonggwang, between April 10 and 30, while moving northward.

[2] The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant was established in 1979 and has reached its full capacity.

In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang achieved a position of third in the world, ranked by the degree of utilization.