SOUTH KOREA FISHING INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO SUPPLY GROWING DOMESTIC MARKET

BY KARRYN CARTELLE AS the world's wild finfish and seafood stocks continue to dwindle and environmental pressure for sustainable fishing practices rises, South Korea's fishing fleet is adjusting with the times. South and North Korea's combined expansive coastline spans 8,693 kilometres (South Korea's mainland alone commands 2,413km). And with an additional 17,269 kilometres of coast around the islands in the territory, the country has developed a national cuisine which embraces seafood. The Korea Food Yearbook 2007 reported that South Korea's domestic annual ...


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