South Korea: Let’s designate a day to revitalize seafood consumption

An opinion was raised that a ‘Seafood Consumption Activation Day’ should be designated to revitalize seafood consumption and provide an opportunity for consumers to approach seafood in a more friendly manner. Ki-wook Han, a professional researcher at the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), said in a recently published report titled 'Research on measures to revitalize consumption of seafood in Korea' that it is necessary to designate a day for seafood or hold Day events to prevent the domestic seafood consumption market from entering a stagnant phase. He stated that consumption should be promoted through . According to the report, the annual consumption of marine products in Korea is approximately 3.5 million tons (2.1 million tons excluding seaweed), and has shown rapid growth of 3.9% on average per year over the past 60 years. However, due to population decline and the MZ generation's avoidance of seafood, the consumption decreased in 2010. Since 2018, the growth of the seafood ...