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North Gyeongsang Province Intensifies Scrutiny of Snow Crab Trade Amid Import Concerns

ANDONG, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – North Gyeongsang Province announced on December 8 that it will conduct special enforcement measures across its 22 cities and counties, focusing on seafood origin labeling verification and illegal fishing activities in the East Sea, with particular attention to snow crabs. This initiative comes in response to growing concerns about potential mislabeling [...]

Pohang City at War against Illegal Poaching and Distribution of Female Snow Crabs

POHANG, Korea, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from the Pohang police department arrested two individuals who illegally distributed female and baby snow crabs, on February 15. Both catching and distributing female and baby snow crabs are prohibited under Korean law. The two culprits kept 1,450 female snow crabs and 8,600 baby crabs in a tank [...]