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Market and consumption of walleye pollock in Korea

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Walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma is the most popular fish in Korea, often being used in a variety of food delicacies. However, since 2000, production of walleye pollock from distant-water fishing has been rapidly decreasing, and its domestic production is slowly dying out. Therefore, supply of walleye pollock to the Korean market has become heavily dependent on imports. Based on the supply–demand situation of walleye pollock in the Korean market and analyses of its production and markets, it can be undoubtedly predicted that there is a large potential for consumption of walleye pollock. From past records of walleye pollock consumption, Korea’s potential walleye pollock consumption can be estimated to be around 500,000 tons. However, it seems that the prospect of supplying such a high demand is not very bright.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks are given to Dr. Choi Yong-Kyu of the East Sea Fisheries Research Institute for assistance with providing necessary information. This study was supported in part by the research project “A Study on Coastal and Offshore Stock Assessment and Management (RP-2014-FR-002)” by the National Fisheries Research & Development Institute of the Republic of Korea.

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  1. Department of Marine Business and Economics, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, Republic of Korea

    Do-Hoon Kim

  2. Fisheries Resources Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Busan, 619-902, Republic of Korea

    Sukyung Kang

  3. Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, Republic of Korea

    Suam Kim

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Kim, DH., Kang, S. & Kim, S. Market and consumption of walleye pollock in Korea. Fish Sci 80, 213–218 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-014-0725-y

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