South Korea: The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute develops regionally customized seaweed varieties

The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute recently announced that it would start developing seaweed varieties suitable for regions such as South Chungcheong Province and North Jeolla Province, which are major seaweed production areas in Korea. On the 26th of last month, the Fisheries Seed Breeding Research Institute of the Suwawon signed a business agreement (MOU) with the Chungcheongnam-do Fisheries Resources Research Institute and the Jeonbuk-do Fisheries Products Safety Center to develop regionally suitable varieties of seaweed. Korea's seaweed occupies an unrivaled position in the world, but the frequency of damage to seaweed farming is increasing due to recent abnormal climate. The environment of domestic seaweed farms and farming methods are different for each region, but local government research institutes are experiencing technical difficulties in research and development of seaweed varieties, so cooperation with national research institutes is required. ...