South Korea: Wando-gun sells 11 tons of abalone by helping abalone producers

Published 2021년 8월 30일

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Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do held a 'Helping Wando Abalone Producers' event to sell 11,273 kg of abalone, generating around 320 million won, to assist fishermen affected by decreased consumption and damage from high temperatures and typhoons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event attracted participation from city officials with a sisterhood relationship with the county, as well as the Association of Abalone Producers. Additionally, the county is strengthening its 'untact marketing' efforts, including advertising on TV and radio, and planning a Chuseok holiday sales event in collaboration with large online shopping malls like Naver and the Post Office, in response to the shift towards online consumption.

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Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it sold 11,273 kg of abalone worth about 320 million won through the ‘Helping Wando Abalone Producers’ event for three weeks from the 2nd. Wando-gun temporarily held an abalone sales event to help fishermen who are experiencing triple hardship, including slowing consumption of abalone due to the prolonged Corona 19, and concerns about abalone death caused by high temperatures and typhoons in summer. In particular, this event was actively attended by city officials who had a sisterhood relationship with the local community. In order to share the sorrows of fishermen in their hometown, the village association ordered 5,294 kg of abalone from the Association of Abalone Producers in each town and town, which was a great help to the fishermen. 4,704 kg of abalone was sold to public officials across the country, including Yangcheon-gu, Gwangju-si, Hwaseong-si, Yongin-si, and Cheonan-si, which have formed a sisterhood relationship with Wando-gun and ...

Source: Fisheco