APPENDIX 8

COUNTRY PAPER ON CURRENT TRENDS AND STATUS
OF SEAFARMING IN THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA

1. Outline of Aquaculture

Korea, as a peninsula, is surrounded by the sea on three sides, east, west and south.

And the coastal line runs 9,325 miles.

There are wide variety of shallow coastal areas suitable for aquaculture on her three sides.

The east and south waters are intermingled with cold and warm currents.

The south sea has favorable conditions for aquaculture because there are many islands small and large scattered over the area.

In short, Korea is blessed with favorable natural conditions for the utilization and development of marine aquaculture.

The amount of capturefishery of Korea has been decreased due to the decline of fisheries resources.

The increasing rate of the amount of capture fishery largely decreased from the 8.3% in 1970's to the 2.8% in 1980's.

The other side, the demand of fishery products has been continuously increased by the national income and population growth.

Therefore, the domestic consumption will be enlarged from 2,323 thousand M/T in 1985 3,961 thousand M/T in 2001, its increasing annual rate will be 3.4%.

To satisfy these conditions, Korea as well as many countries makes efforts to improve the productivity of aquaculture products and to select suitable species for consumption.

The total products of aquaculture of Korea in 1986 is about 946 thousand M/T.

The output of aquaculture shows yearly increase.

The product has been increased as a result of the every endeavour of the Korea government and aquafarmers, moreover the research of methods and techniques of aquaculture.

Recently, FRDA gives priority to the research on genetics and selective breedings for distribution and release.

In addition the sea-ranching project for a synthetic mariculture has been making progress.

2. Development area of aquaculture

As I above mentioned, Korea has wide shallow sea areas and great intertidal zone suitable for aquaculture.

The developed area for aquaculture as of the end of 1985 is 96,885 ha. And it is about the 51.8% of total culturable area 187,300 ha.

It is classified, the area of shellfish culture is 43,471 ha as 44.9% of the total.

The area of seaweed culture is 51,547 ha as 53.2% of the total.

The other sea animals is 1,650 ha, as 1.7% of the total, and fish culture is 217 ha as 0.2% of the total.

The culture ground will be enlarged about 3,450 ha per a year from 1987 to 1991 according to the tendency of development of aquaculture.

3. Major Research for the development of Aquaculture

1. Methods and techniques of culturing marine fish.

2. A large-scale production of fingerlings of fish species amenable to aquaculture.

3. Experiments for the production of adequate artificial feed.

4. Technical problems in culturing mollusks, crustaceans, and algae.

5. Scientific and technical data essential to the proper management of aquaculture farms.

6. Diseases and treatments of shellfish and algae

7. Research on genetics and selective breedings

8. Diagnoses and treatments of parasitic and microbial fish diseases.

3) Aquaculture Methods and Conditions