SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s imminent discharge of radioactive water from crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima, South Korean seafood businesses, including raw fish restaurants, are struggling to survive. “Even before the water is released, our sales have already declined by 15 percent compared to last month,” said a restaurant owner surnamed Kim [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will conduct a special inspection into the marking of country of origin for imported seafood products on concerns over Japan’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The two-month intensive inspection in cooperation with the Coast Guard will [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office on Thursday ruled out resumption of seafood imports from Japan’s Fukushima region over radiation contamination concerns, saying the health and safety of people are the foremost priority. “Fukushima seafood will never come into the country,” the office said in a notice to media. “With regard to [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Alternative seafood is drawing increasing attention in South Korea, reflecting a social atmosphere oriented towards a plant-based diet for health and sustainability. Dongwon F&B Co., a South Korean food producer recently unveiled a canned tuna product under its newly-released alternative vegan brand My Plant. The tuna product is made [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special drive-through seafood sales to help fish farmers struggling with the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak have ended in a major success. The city of Pohang and the Pohang Fish Farmers Association held a series drive-through sales on March 14 and 15 as well as Saturday and Sunday to [...]
POHANG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province has implemented a drive-through system to sell seafood in a bid to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. The city office and the Pohang Fish Farming Association sold lunch boxes that come with raw fish filets on the roadside of Guryongpo [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers in South Korea do not want seafood that is served for school meals, although they believe it to be nutritious and excellent. According to a survey of 1,000 middle and high school students nationwide conducted by the Korea Maritime Institute, 81.5 percent said fisheries products are excellent food [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is set to launch a special crackdown on the origin of imported fisheries products. Targeted items include a large number of imported fishery products that are imported from Japan. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (NFQS) said Tuesday they [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Food companies are coming up with variety of recipes, including salmon and tuna, for home meal replacement (HMR) products. In 2017, South Koreans consumed 58.4 kilograms of fishery products per person, surpassing Japan to become the largest consumers in the world. According to the Norwegian Seafood Council, the favorite [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will expand support to develop a wide range of quality fish cake products and step up marketing efforts to boost sales at home and abroad, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The fish cake, called “eomuk” in Korean, is a processed seafood product made of ground white fish [...]