South Korea: Domestic sea have dried up

Published Sep 27, 2024

Tridge summary

High water temperatures have caused significant damage to abalone and sea squirt farms in the Gyeongnam region of South Korea, leading to the death of 95% of farmed abalones and a decrease in sea squirt supply starting from 2025. This will likely result in a shortage of domestically produced abalones and sea squirts for the next 2-3 years, potentially impacting the income of farmers and leading to increased imports of Japanese sea squirts. The Korea Maritime Institute is monitoring the situation and providing updates on the impact of high water temperatures on marine life.

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High water temperatures devastate aquaculture farms Next year’s shipments, and even the mother abalones that produce seedlings, It will be difficult to find domestically produced abalones for the next 2-3 years With abalone farms devastated by high water temperatures, it is expected that it will be difficult to find domestically produced abalones for the next 2-3 years. This is because the extreme high water temperatures this summer have wiped out not only next year’s shipments, but also the mother abalones that can produce seedlings. Abalone farmers are worried about their future income, but they are also worried about whether they should give up abalone farming due to the high water temperature phenomenon. With the cumulative damage reported in the Gyeongnam region due to the high water temperature phenomenon this summer exceeding 33 billion won, it is understood that about 95% of abalones farmed on the southern coast, which accounts for 70% of the national production, have ...

Source: Agrinet