SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Oyster and shellfish waste that have become an environmental concern due to lack of processing methods will be recycled at a steel mill. Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-biggest steelmaker, said Tuesday that it will use the lime powder made by processing shellfish and oyster shells for the sintering [...]
JEJU, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A ban on unlicensed harvesting of marine life at night has invited strong protest from a group of hobbyists who called the move “unconstitutional.” Dozens of hobbyists and leisure industry workers held a press conference on the island earlier this week to demand the provincial government of Jeju scrap [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — High levels of paralytic toxins have spread along South Korea’s southeastern coast and contaminated shellfish, the maritime ministry said Wednesday, vowing to tighten oversight over the harvesting of the seafood. Earlier this month, paralytic toxins were detected in waters near the southern port city of Busan and Geoje Island [...]