Fishing industry in South Korea
Until the 1960s, agriculture and fishing were the dominant industries of the economy of South Korea. The fishing industry of South Korea depends on the existing bodies of water that are shared between South Korea, China and Japan. Its coastline lies adjacent to the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the East Sea, and enables access to marine life such as fish and crustaceans.
Fishing Industry in South Korea | |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| EEZ area | 300,851 km2 (116,159 sq mi) |
| Land area | 99,678 km2 (38,486 sq mi) |
| MPA area | 5,241.4 km2 (2,023.7 sq mi) |
| Employment | 144,350 (2015) |
| Fishing fleet | 71,290 vessels (2013) |
| Consumption | 53.5 kg (118 lb) fish per capita (2013) |
| Export value | USD$1.5 billion (2015) |
| Import value | USD$4.3 billion (2015) |
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