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NoteworthyK-FISHproducts
Tuna,numberoneseafoodrevenuegenerator
Tunaisalsocalledthechickenoftheseaforitssimilarityintasteofchicken.ThetunaexportedfromKoreaalsohas
ahighdemandbecauseofitsnutritionalvalues.Inparticular,theprocessedcannedtunawhichismoreconvenientto
consume and has only minor differences in nutrients makes it a ¡°healthy easy food.¡± Although tunas are difficult to
catchintheseasofKorea,Korea¡¯sgreatestseafoodrevenueismadefromtunaexports.
The Overseas Market Research Center organized by the Korea Maritime Institute stated that Korea¡¯s number one
export revenue is tuna, and Korea exports 10 percent of the tuna traded in the world. The Korea Trade Statistics
PromotionInstituteannouncedthatexportsoftunareachedUS$617.68millionin2018.
KimIl-gyu,headofpublicrelationsofficeinDongwonGroup,Korea¡¯snumberonecannedtunaproductioncompany,
statedthat¡°Owningoneoftheworld¡¯sbesttunafishingfleetandleadingtunatechnology,DongwonGroupcatchesthe
largestamountsofbonitos,atypeoftuna,intheworld.InadditionDongwonharvestsbluefin,big-eyedandyellowfin
tuna.DongwonGrouppossesserhighqualityequipmenttopreserveitstunathatitwouldnotcauseanydamage.Also
fishingboatsareequippedwithcoolingfacilitiesthatpreservecooltuna.¡±
Gim,Korea¡¯sWorld¡¯sbestexporttotheworld
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Gim, also called ¡°Haetae¡± for its¡¯ similar appearance
to a rock by the sea, is also called ¡°laver¡± in English and
¡°Asakumanori¡± in Japanese. As sales of Korean laver
increase, the name of laver in the global market is also
changingandismorecommonlygoingbythename¡°gim.¡±
There are two types of gim exported: seasoned and
dried.Seasonedgimismadewithmixedoilandsaltandis
seasoned and baked; gim is often consumed as a side dish.
Seasoned seaweed is drawing attention in countries such
as China and Russia with trends in food consumption to
¡ãK-FISHhasalargeglobalnetworkasitreachesouttodifferent
partsoftheworld.
improvelivingstandards.Driedgimismarinatedandeaten
asadrysidedishbutisgaininglargepopularityinJapanbecauseofitsuseinsushi.
ChoSeo-la,aKorean-JapanesestudentmajoringinInternationalStudiessaid,¡°ThegeneralmarketsellsKoreangim
anditiseasytofindKoreangimusedintrianglekimbapinconvenientstores.¡±
The Korea Laver Association recorded a revenue of more than US$525 million in 2018, which is a 2.4 percent
increase from 2017, when the country gim¡¯s revenue recorded about US$513 million. Korea Argo-Fisheries & Food
Trade Corporation confirmed that Korea exported gim to 102 countries in 2018, with 22.4 percent to Japan, 18.1
percenttotheUnitedStatesand16percentexportedtoChina.
Fishcake,openpossibilityforlargegrowth
Fiskcake,omukinKorean,isaprocessedseafoodproductmadeofgroundwhitefishandingredients,suchaspotato
starch,sugarandvegetables.InSouthKorea,fishcakeisoneofthemostpopularstreetfoodsandisalsoenjoyedasa
sidedishandinsoup.
Thegrowthofthefishcakemarketalsoleadstoeconomicdevelopment.AccordingtotheMOF,thefishcakeindustry
showed remarkable results in job creation as there were only 6,500 employees in 2007 which soared 73 percent to
11,300 employees in 2016. Also, the nation¡¯s export of fish cakes jumped 2.6-fold from US$22 million in 2008 to
US$57millionin2017.Inparticular,exportsoffishsausages,exportssurgedbyafactorof308fromUS$70thousand
andUS$21,567thousandin2017.
Previously,fishcakeswerecommonlyconsumedasasidedish;however,thefishcakemarketexpandedandcreated
smallvarietiesofothertypesoffishcakes,suchaspremiumorhealthyfishcakes,asconsumers¡¯interestanddemand
forfishcakeshaveincreasedrecently.GreenVillage,abrandspecializinginhealthyfood,willintroducenewkindsof
fishcakes,suchascrabmeatandvegetablessausagesinlinewiththetrend.
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