South Korea: Blue crab TAC expands throughout the West Sea

Published Jul 8, 2024

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has initiated a plan to extend the total allowable catch (TAC) system to all coastal fisheries, including those under 10 tons. This plan introduces a multi-year TAC for mackerel and phases the TAC application into three stages: preparation, practice, and settlement, to support coastal fishermen. The TAC will now encompass 15 fish species and 17 industries, totaling 642,790 tons. Notable expansions include the entire West Sea for blue crabs and larger areas for red snow crabs in the East Sea. The objective is to create a sustainable fishing environment and reduce unnecessary regulations.

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The blue crab TAC will be expanded to the entire West Sea, and a multi-year TAC will be introduced for mackerel. In particular, to encourage participation in coastal fishing, TAC application is divided into three stages. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries finalized the implementation plan to fully expand the total allowable catch (TAC) and began implementation on the 1st. The core of the implementation plan prepared by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is to expand the TAC, which is mainly applied to coastal fisheries of 10 tons or more, to coastal fisheries of less than 10 tons. According to the implementation plan announced this time, the application steps are divided and applied sequentially so that coastal fishing can also implement TAC, and the applicable sea area and fish species of TAC are expanded. First, considering the difficulties faced by coastal fishermen who cannot immediately implement TAC, the application stages were divided into three stages: preparation, ...

Source: Fisheco