GANGNEUNG, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite a decline in squid fishing, traditionally a key species in the East Sea, catches of herring, pufferfish, and red crab have significantly increased, revealing a mixed picture of the region’s fishing industry. According to data released by Gangwon Province, as of February 20, this year’s total catch stood at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Once known as the ‘people’s side dish’ for its affordability, squid is now becoming increasingly expensive. The primary cause is a significant reduction in global catch rates, exacerbated by climate change. Squid, which typically have a one-year lifespan, struggle to adapt to rapidly changing habitats, leading to a scarcity [...]
Washington, D.C., March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists and policymakers have voiced growing concerns about the decline of global squid stocks, but little has been done to date to target squid fishing activities that are expanding into unregulated spaces, according to a new international study. The study, lead-authored by Katherine Seto, an assistant professor of environmental studies [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A huge number of tiny squids were found washed ashore and dead on an east coast beach in the northeastern province of Gangwon on Thursday morning, bewildering residents and sending some of them rushing to pick up the sea creatures. According to residents of Goseong, 230 kilometers east of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Once synonymous with Ulleungdo, an island off the east coast of mainland South Korea, squid are now caught more in the nation’s southernmost region than in the waters of the East Sea. According to a report released by Statistics Korea, the total amount of Pacific flying squid – the [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Deep fried squid has almost disappeared at street food vendors across South Korea, as prices of the beloved seafood continue to surge. Kim, who orders street food takeaway from time to time, was left shocked after learning that deep fried squid was taken off the menu at his favorite snack [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s squid catch fell to the lowest level in five years in 2017, dented by Chinese boats’ overfishing in the East Sea, a report showed Wednesday. South Korean boats caught a total of 12,082 tons of squid in coastal waters and the open sea last year, which was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of squid have soared in recent months in the wake of a drastic drop in catch of squid in South Korean waters. Data released by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries shows the quantity of squid imported during the first half of this year was estimated [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of squid caught in the East Sea now has been slashed to only one-third of 2004 levels, as thousands of Chinese fishing boats have started operating in North Korean waters, government data showed Monday. Squid are caught by Chinese vessels in the northern part of the East [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s squid catch from the East Sea has been on a steady decline over the past four years due mainly to Chinese boats’ overfishing, data showed Tuesday. According to the data by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, the amount of squid sold at its 18 cooperatives along [...]