SEJONG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has become the first Asian country to successfully farm salmon throughout the year, which can help the country reduce imports and lead to exports down the road, the government said Monday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Donghae STF Co., a local aquaculture firm, has [...]
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, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan has imposed a de facto import ban on Korean flatfish, after the detection of Kudoa parasites at some flatfish farms in Korea. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Fisheries Agency of Japan designated 28 flatfish farms in [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A consortium led by a Chinese salvage company has been chosen as the preferred bidder for a multimillion dollar project to recover a sunken South Korean ferry, the South Korean government said Wednesday. Last month, 27 firms in seven consortia submitted bids to salvage the ferry Sewol that sank off [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A former miner and poet will carrying a 70-kilogram mine timber in protest against the government’s plan to allow Koreans to use casinos on cruises. The Struggling Committee against Admission to Cruise Casinos announced that it would begin an extraordinary protest on June 8 against the government’s plan to [...]
SEJONG, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A nearly unknown South Korean sailor will have successfully completed a solo, non-stop trip around the globe this weekend, becoming the world’s sixth person ever to do so, the government said Thursday. Kim Seung-jin, 53, is scheduled to arrive at a port in Oemok, some 120 kilometers south of [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is preparing various measures to boost Korea’s cruise industry, as it expects the country to become a geographical hub at the center of East Asian cruise routes, and especially China’s main ports of call. As the number of cruise tourists to Asian [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean seabed is turning grey with calcium compounds, as marine algae and other plant life are disappearing. This sea desertification in Korea was first reported in 1992 in the waters off Jeju Island. The effects of desertification were also seen on the Gyeongbuk coast in 1996, and now [...]
SEJONG, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Thursday announced a set of measures aimed at developing the country’s marine leisure industry that also focuses on promoting marine activities. Under the measures, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it will work to more than double the number of leisure yachts and boats to over [...]
“First, the government will quickly begin its process to select a firm that will recover the ship. The government will come up with thorough plans to prevent the loss of any missing persons while the ship is being hoisted.” - Yoo Ki-june, minister of Oceans and Fisheries SEJONG, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The [...]