Gyeongnam Province holds a meeting to revitalize the shellfish industry.

Gyeongnam Province recently held an on-site meeting and discussion with scallop and oyster aquaculture fishermen and related organizations from the Goseong Fisheries Safety Technology Institute Goseong Support Division and the Tongyeong Oyster Water Intake Cooperative to strengthen the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry and boost consumption. This meeting and discussion were organized to diagnose the difficulties faced by the Gyeongnam shellfish aquaculture industry, including the problems of overproduction of scallops leading to a drop in export prices and sluggish consumption, and the decrease in productivity due to high water temperatures, reduced natural oyster beds, and labor shortages. The aim was also to seek measures to increase fishermen's income. As of 2025, Gyeongnam's scallop production volume is 14,640 tons, accounting for 94.4% of the national total of 11,082 tons. Although production has more than doubled from 4,808 tons in 2021, the total production value ...