Jeollanam-do Jindo abalone in South Korea, has been certified by the Aquaculture Management Council (ASC)

Jeollanam-do Jindo abalone has been certified by the Aquaculture Management Council (ASC), an international certification for eco-friendly seafood. ASC certification requires a difficult certification process and a lot of money, including environmental management and guaranteeing the rights and safety of workers. Jindo-gun expects that the abalone ASC international certification will revitalize the abalone aquaculture industry, which is experiencing difficulties such as price drops and consumption limits, and help secure export competitiveness to China and Japan. In particular, it is expected that the preference for internationally certified eco-friendly seafood will increase in a situation where consumers are increasingly interested in the environment after the COVID-19 crisis. The area of abalone farming island in Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, which has received abalone ASC certification, has fewer farms than other regions in Jeollanam-do, so the sea is clean and cold water flows and ...