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South Korea occupies the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. The total land mass of the country is 98,480 km2 but usable land is only 20% of the total and thus the population is concentrated around the coast. The Korean Peninsula is surrounded by the East, West and South Seas, a coast-line that extends for about 2,413 km. Endowed with an abundance of fisheries resources, Koreans have developed a distinct seafood culture with annual per capita sea food consumption of 48.1 kg in 2005.〔 Years of capturing wild fish together with improved fishing technology have led to a continuous decrease in capture production in South Korea in recent years, and consequently led to a greater attention to aquaculture to meet the increasing demand for aquatic products. Extensive aquaculture has been practiced in Korea for several hundred years, but modern intensive aquaculture (mainly for seaweed and shellfish) did not emerge until the 1960s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South Korea. World Fishing and Aquaculture, New Horizons )〕 However, total annual aquaculture production was less than 100,000 tonnes in this period. Aquaculture production increased from 147,000 tonnes in 1971, reaching over 1.2 million tonnes by 2006.〔 ==Cultured species== Current aquaculture production in South Korea is dominated by seaweeds, followed by molluscs and finfish.〔 Aquaculture in the sea has developed differently due to the variation of three different coastal regions. * East Coast - Because of simple coastal line and strong wave action, there are only land based cultures near the coast. Flatfish (''Paralichthys olivaceus'') and scallop (''Patinopecten yessoensis'') are the main species cultured in east coast of South Korea. * South Coast - There are a number of semi-enclosed bays, islands and estuaries with moderate tidal ranges. Archipelagic environment makes it an ideal place for installation of cages. Aquaculture production in south coast is much higher than production in east and west coast. * West Coast - Warm (up to 26 °C) estuarine environment with high tidal range and well developed tidal flat enables crustacean and shellfish production in this region. Trials for the use of earthen pond for finfish have been successful. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquaculture in South Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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