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Appeals court upholds acquittals of former officials accused of 2020 North Korea border murder cover-up

A Seoul appellate court cleared two former Moon administration officials of falsifying documents in the handling of a South Korean fisheries official’s killing by North Korea.

2026.6.16

Incheon National University faculty and staff pose for a group photo during the unveiling ceremony of a plaque for the university's new Institute of Marine and Fisheries Industry on May 11. [INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]

Incheon National University launches new maritime, fisheries research institute

Incheon National University has launched a new marine and fisheries research institute aimed at positioning Korea's western coast as a hub for advanced maritime industries.

2026.5.18

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Grocery store staff points at displayed seaweed products in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korea's fisheries output reaches record high in 2025 on rising dried seaweed demand

Korea's fisheries output hit a record high in 2025, driven partly by strong overseas demand for dried seaweed products, the statistics agency said Friday.

2026.2.27

Moon must tell the truth of the ‘defection’

Moon must clarify how he was informed and what action he took.

2023.12.10

That's a bargain

Shoppers select seafood products at a large supermarket in Seoul on Thursday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is hosting a major promotion for domestic fisheries products through Oct. 29, with discounts of up to 60 percent at online and...

2023.10.12

The JoongAng Ilbo's special reporting team and researchers at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (Kiost) swim and search in the ocean near Ulleung Island. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Ulleung Island's fishers struggle as East Sea waters warm

Under the accelerating impact of climate change, the East Sea's marine ecosystems have been collapsing, and the ocean is facing a crisis where it may lose its inherent carbon storage capacity.

2023.10.3

Blue crabs are reportedly devastating Italy's clam aquafarms. [AFP/YONHAP]

Crab-crazy Korea to solve Italy’s crustacean invasion

Korea, the biggest crab-loving nation in the world, is looking to import blue crabs from Italy, where the crustaceans are proving a headache.

2023.9.22

Scaling up fish sales

Visitors who purchased fish at the Noryangjin Fish Market in southern Seoul line up to receive Onnuri vouchers on Sunday.

2023.9.3

Gone fishin'

Young sweetfish are released into waters in the Nakdong River in Busan on Wednesday.

2023.2.15

Former President Moon Jae-in and then-National Security Office Director Suh Hoon at a meeting at the Blue House in February 2021. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Former Blue House official arrested for North killing cover-up

Former national security advisor Suh Hoon was arrested Saturday on suspicion of destroying evidence and engaging in a cover-up in the case of a fisheries official killed by North Korean troops.

2022.12.4