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Korea's fisheries output reaches record high in 2025 on rising dried seaweed demand

Korea's fisheries output hit a record high in 2025, driven partly by strong overseas demand for dried seaweed products, the statistics agency said Friday.

2026.2.27

Seaweed products are on display at a supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 14. [YONHAP]

Newly-exempt from U.S. tariffs, Korea's seasoned seaweed exports anticipate rising tide

South Chungcheong’s seaweed industry expects a boost after the United States exempted seasoned seaweed from import tariffs, a move that positions the region to benefit from growing demand for Korean seaweed in the U.S. market.

2025.12.14

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Packages of dried seaweed, also known as gim, are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Nov. 3. [YONHAP]

Dried seaweed exports surpass $1 billion for the first time this year

Korea's exports of dried seaweed reached an all-time high this year, surpassing $1 billion for the first time — driven largely by growing popularity in overseas markets, such as the United States — the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on Sunday.

2025.11.23

Participants watch a demonstration on how to make gimbap (seaweed rice rolls) during an annual Korean food cooking class hosted by Songpa District held at a studio in southern Seoul on Oct. 15. [NEWS1]

The 'gim' that keeps on giving: South Jeolla hits agro-fishery export high driven by seaweed

South Jeolla’s agro-fishery exports hit an all-time high this year as the global popularity of Korean pop culture and food continued to lift demand for seaweed and other local products.

2025.11.14

Fishermen transport seaweed in Shinan County, South Jeolla, on Jan. 26, 2024. [NEWS1]

Gap between farmers, fishers widens as gim prices bolster ocean earnings

A surge in dried seaweed, or gim, prices last year propelled the average income of Korea’s fishing households to an all-time high, while farming households saw a decline in earnings, widening the income gap between the two sectors.

2025.5.23

A thick mass of dark brown seaweed known as Sargassum horneri is seen coating the black volcanic rocks along the coast of Sinheung-ri in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City, on May 1. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Brown seaweed returns to stink up Jeju coastline

A thick mass of dark brown seaweed known as Sargassum horneri is once again blanketing the coastlines of Jeju Island, bringing foul odors, disrupting tourism and threatening local marine industries.

2025.5.4

Dried seaweed products are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on May 24, 2024. [YONHAP]

Korea's exports of dried seaweed hit record high in Q1

Korea's exports of dried seaweed products, known as gim in Korean, reached an all-time high in the first quarter, driven by growing global demand for the food, data showed Monday.

2025.4.21

Local clean-up crews from Jeju City collect large amounts of seaweed washed ashore at Iho Beach in Jeju on April 16. [YONHAP]

Seaweed surprise rolls in at Jeju’s Iho Beach

Iho Beach in Jeju City, one of Jeju Island’s most popular beaches, is grappling with an unusual invasion of seaweed.

2025.4.18

Workers lay out seaweed to dry in Gijang County, Busan, on Feb. 17. [YONHAP]

Seaweed in the sunshine: Cold, dry air is perfect for preparing Gijang specialty

Workers lay out seaweed to dry in Gijang County, northeast of Busanon Feb. 17.

2025.2.17

A Pulmuone researcher examines seaweed in a tank where it is farmed. [PULMUONE]

New Gunsan fisheries complex draws $123 million investment

A $123 million investment deal was signed for the new Saemangeum Fisheries Products Export Processing Complex in Gunsan, featuring smart factories and R&D facilities.

2024.10.29