TONGYEONG, South Korea, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A smartphone-based fishing ground management system has become the next big thing for fish farm owners in Tongyeong, a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province. According to the city government, the system was first introduced to local fish farmers in January of this year, and has so [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest data compiled by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries shows that the quantity of imported marine products has soared following new trade agreements, with the large majority coming from China. As of October, there were 25 marine product items that Korea was obliged to import with low [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A study revealed that the annual consumption amount of marine products from households has dropped over 800 billion won (about US$786 million) in the past three years in Korea. Such result seems to be due to a plunge in demand of fishery products which require tricky preparation before their cooking, [...]