South Korea: Sea urchin production plummeted due to high temperature

Published 2021년 9월 27일

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The article highlights a significant decrease in sea squirt production in Korea due to high summer temperatures, with August production down by 48.2% compared to the previous year. The drop was more pronounced in the Gyeongbuk region, where mass deaths occurred, leading to a 92.6% decrease. Despite the lower production, prices in August remained similar to the previous year, but demand decreased due to reduced food consumption. The Fisheries Observation Center anticipates even lower production in September, with only a slight price increase expected due to the decreased supply, but not enough to make up for the reduced demand caused by the pandemic.

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It was found that the production of sea squirt plummeted due to the prolonged high temperature in summer. According to the Fisheries Observation Center of the Korea Maritime and Fisheries Development Institute, the production of sea squirts in August was 575 tons, down 48.2% and 74.8%, respectively, compared to the same month last year and the average year. By region, production in Gangwon-do was 561 tons, 39.2% less than the same month last year, and Gyeongbuk was 14 tons, down 92.6%. The reason for the sharp drop in production in the Gyeongbuk region is that mass deaths occurred in Yeongdeok and Uljin due to high water temperatures and typhoons. The remaining capacity of sea squirt was also counted at 200,000 bags, 34% less than last year. The remaining capacity in Gyeongbuk was 110,000 bags, 1.8% and 8.7% more than last year and the average year, respectively. The remaining capacity in the Gangwon region was 70,000 bags, which were 32.0% and 15.0% lower than last year and the ...

Source: Fisheco