South Korea: They Caught a Fortune in Tuna, Then Had to Dump it All in the Sea
More than 1,300 giant bluefin tuna, each weighing over 100 kilograms, were caught off the eastern coast of South Korea this week. But instead of heading to market, the entire haul was discarded.
The reason: local fishermen had already exceeded their government-allocated fishing quota for tuna.
The unexpected catch took place off the coast of Yeongdeok County in North Gyeongsang Province. According to officials from the Yeongdeok County Office and the Ganggu Fisheries Cooperative, the tuna were trapped in...
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