South Korea Faces Sharp Decline in Clam Harvest
South Korea's production of short-neck clams could drop by more than half by 2050 due to climate change, according to new research. A study warns that rising sea surface temperatures may sharply reduce the nation's clam harvest, mirroring last year's 75% decline in the Gyeonggi coastal region.
According to the Korean Society of Climate Change Research on Monday, Jung Pil-gyu, a researcher at the National Pukyong University's Resource and Environmental Economics Research Institute, analyzed projected changes in clam production and related economic losses under three climate scenarios: continued greenhouse...
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