JEJU, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new technology that automatically controls fish farming equipment will be developed with artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) for use in flatfish aquaculture on Jeju Island. The Jeju Oceans and Fisheries Institute announced on Tuesday that it has started developing technologies to culture flatfish as [...]
GOHEUNG, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing frigid weather conditions have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of fish raised on an aquafarm in South Jeolla Province, with more casualties to come according to the aggrieved owner. With temperatures coming in at almost 10 degrees below zero, the sight that greets visitors to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Fish Research Institute (JFRI) announced on November 28 that 380 yellowtail fish had been successfully hatched through fish farming methods this summer and were currently being raised for breeding purposes. Weighing 280 to 350g, the yellowtail are expected to grow to weigh over 8 kg each in [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will selectively open the fish farming business to conglomerates and set up a third management agency to guard the country’s southern waters from illegal Chinese fishing, the oceans ministry said Friday. In a policy goal report for 2017, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has become the first Asian country to successfully farm salmon, the world’s most consumed fish. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, some 500 tons of salmon from a Goseong County (Gangwon Province) fish farm will start to ship out on Tuesday for the first time. [...]