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Fish Markets See Customer Exodus, Fishermen Fear for Livelihoods over Fukushima Water Release

Fish Markets See Customer Exodus, Fishermen Fear for Livelihoods over Fukushima Water Release

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Many fish markets in South Korea’s famous seaside cities remained all but empty Thursday while fishermen voiced fears for their livelihoods amid a drop in seafood consumption over Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan on Thursday began discharging the radioactive water, [...]

Fishermen and Civil Society Rally Against Contaminated Water Discharge from Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Fishermen and Civil Society Rally Against Contaminated Water Discharge from Fukushima Nuclear Plant

SEOUL & NAMHAE, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – On Tuesday, heavy rainfall was sweeping across the country as a result of the rainy season front. Despite these adverse weather conditions, over 1,000 fishermen congregated in Changseon-myeon, Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province — the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula—to voice their opposition against the release [...]

Number of Farmers, Fishermen Continues to Fall in S. Korea

Number of Farmers, Fishermen Continues to Fall in S. Korea

SEJONG, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector is continuing to decrease amid a rapid aging and urbanization trend in the country, government data showed Friday. Households engaging in the farming business totaled 1.04 million last year, down 2.5 percent from 1.07 million tallied a year ago, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The number of farmers also dropped 3 percent on-year to 2.42 million. In the [...]

Number of Farmers, Fishermen Continues to Fall in S. Korea

Number of Farmers, Fishermen Continues to Fall in S. Korea

SEJONG, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector is continuing to decrease amid a rapid aging and urbanization trend in the country, government data showed Friday. Households engaging in the farming business totaled 1.04 million last year, down 2.5 percent from 1.07 million tallied a year ago, according [...]