Prospect for stability in 2023 seaweed harvest in South Korea

It was observed that the harvest of seaweed produced in 2023 would maintain a stable trend. However, as the damage from Kim Hwangbaekhwa is increasing in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do, it seems that we need to keep a close eye on the future situation. According to data from the Fisheries Observation Center of the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), seaweed production in October was 1.8 million, a significant increase from 410,000 in the same month last year. The center also predicted the production of seaweed in November to be 10.96 million bundles, up 11.2% from the same month last year (9.86 million bundles). This is because, unlike last year, when crop production was sluggish while the amount of facilities produced in 2023 increased slightly from last year, it was predicted that the sea conditions would be stable and the harvest would be good this year. The capacity of seaweed production in 2023 is estimated to be 1,131,000 bales (1 bale = 2.2m × 40m), an increase of 0.9% compared to ...