SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will establish a public-private task force this week to help commercialize Atlantic bluefin tuna, whose catch levels off the country’s east coast have soared in recent years due to warming seas, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on Tuesday. The council, set to launch Tuesday in [...]
ANDONG, South Korea, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province announced plans Wednesday to build rapid freezing facilities in Yeongdeok and Pohang to preserve the freshness of bluefin tuna, which has recently been caught in growing quantities off the country’s east coast. The rise in sea temperatures and an abundance of bait [...]
YOUNGDEOK, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — What was once dubbed the “lottery of the sea” has become a costly dilemma for South Korean fishermen along the country’s eastern coast. A surge in bluefin tuna catches, driven by changing sea temperatures, is clashing with outdated government-imposed fishing quotas, forcing fishermen to discard valuable catches — and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea has successfully harvested fertilized eggs from captive bluefin tuna, taking a step closer to ensuring a sustainable supply of bluefin tuna. Korea is the world’s second nation after Japan to have successfully harvested eggs from captive bluefins, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Korea is already [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is aiming to successfully develop bluefin tuna farming in Jeju, by forming a research cluster comprised of government research institutes and private fishing groups. The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), Jeju Ocean and Fishery Institute and Gyeongsangnam-do Fisheries Resources Research Institute reached an agreement to [...]