Seaweed harvested by female divers from Jeju, popular as a gift for the Chuseok holiday

Published Oct 2, 2025

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Jeju Island held a direct sales event for Jeju sora to promote consumption and increase the income of fishermen in the Gimnyeong and Dodu areas. This event was planned to widely publicize the excellence of Jeju sora and to provide fresh Jeju seafood at reasonable prices to Jeju tourists and residents during the autumn season, as well as to make it available as a gift for the holidays. The first event took place on September 28 at 2 PM at the Gimnyeong Fisheries Culture Complex. Gimnyeong fishermen's wives directly harvested live sora, aged sora, and sora skewers, selling them at lower prices than the market. Packaged and processed products were also prepared for use as holiday gifts.

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Jeju Island held a direct sales event for Jeju sora to promote consumption and increase fishermen's income in the Gimnyeong and Dodu areas. This event was planned to widely publicize the excellence of Jeju sora and provide fresh Jeju seafood at reasonable prices to Jeju tourists and residents during the autumn season, while also making it available as a gift for the holidays. The first event took place from 2 PM on September 28 at the Gimnyeong Fisheries Culture Complex. Gimnyeong fishermen's association divers directly harvested live sora, aged sora, and sora skewers, selling them at lower prices than the market. Packaged and processed products were also prepared for use as holiday gifts. The second event was held from 10 AM on October 2 at Dodu Oraemul Square. The Dodu fishermen's association presented various processed products such as aged sora, sora skewers, and sora crab paste, satisfying the tastes of a wide consumer base. As it was just before the holiday, it met the ...
Source: Fisheco

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