SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The marine waste produced at ports and fish farms is affecting the reproduction of black-tailed gulls, according to a recent study. A paper published by the Korea Environment Institute showed that 82 pieces of marine detritus were found in the breeding grounds for black-tailed gulls on Nando Island in [...]
TONGYEONG, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern port city of Tongyeong is set to launch a new project to develop marine waste into recyclable resources. The city government on Monday held the final briefing session on its outsourced research result concerning the feasibility and basic plan for the establishment of a marine resource circulation [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — This year, the government will support the creation of commercial products using a prototype model that has won a competition for recycling marine waste. Marine waste is difficult to recycle due to its salinity and other foreign substances from the sea. Since it is more costly to collect than [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, all laver and oyster farms in South Korea will be obligated to replace styrofoam buoys, known to be the source of marine waste, with eco-friendly ones. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced Monday that a new bill will soon take effect for a phase-by-phase scrapping [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced Wednesday that it will replace all plastic buoys, known as one of the major causes of plastic waste in the sea, with those made of eco-friendly materials, by 2025. Styrofoam buoys currently being used at seaweed and oyster farms can easily break [...]