Offshore eel trap industry suspends operations and implements self-restraint in South Korea

The offshore eel trap industry announced a suspension of operations and implemented its own furlough. As coastal eel trap fishermen and brokers were unable to resolve the rapidly increasing inventory backlog of sea eels due to the severe slump in consumption of sea eels on the 30th of last month, all fishing vessels temporarily suspended fishing for 15 days each from May 1 to June 15. and went into self-imposed rest. Inshore eel trap fishermen were unable to overcome the ongoing fishery management difficulties and decided to suspend fishing and implement voluntary furloughs, and urged the government to ...