South Korea targets Kenyan squid

According to the South Korean press, climate change and human activity in recent years have greatly affected the squid fishery in the country's waters. Thus, in the Ulzhin district, located on the shores of the Sea of Japan, catches in 2023 alone decreased by 66% compared to 2021. In general, enterprises of the republic over the 11 months of last year produced only about 60 thousand tons of this mollusk, although ten more years ago, in 2013, 250 thousand tons were developed. Such a decrease in indicators, on the one hand, pushes squid prices up in the domestic market, and on the other, negatively affects the income of squid fishermen, reports a Fishnews correspondent. Every year, South Korea is forced to import more than 500 billion won (about $377 million) worth of squid. As a result, frozen squid, which has always been considered one of the most affordable seafood for ordinary Koreans, at the beginning of 2024 increased in price by 20% compared to last year. The price of chilled ...