It's difficult to grow oysters in South Korea in 2022

Due to the mass mortality that occurred in the early period, oyster farming for 2022 was a difficult process. Not only did the production decrease, but the overall positive status was also sluggish. According to the Fisheries Observation Center of the Korea Maritime and Fisheries Development Institute, the production of oysters in 2022 is 29,119 tons. This was 5.5% less than in 2021 and 7% less than in the normal year. The initial facility capacity for 2022 was higher than that of the previous year, but the quantity available for shipment was small due to mass mortality due to lack of nutrients in the Gyeongnam region at the beginning of the fishing season, and the breeding status was not good. The oyster positivity improved somewhat around the middle of the fish stage, but at the end of the fish stage, the obesity level was below the level of last year and the average year. Due to the sluggish supply of oysters, local prices remained higher than in the previous year and in the ...