Abalone products produced and processed in Wando, Jeonnam, are set to be exported to Japan.
The Jeonnam Marine and Fisheries Startup Investment Center announced on the afternoon of September 10 that a shipping ceremony for abalone products was held at Kyungyoung Fisheries in Wando.
Kyungyoung Fisheries participated in the center's export package support program and signed a contract with Japanese partners for a total of $27,655, approximately 430 million won.
The export items include live abalone, cooked abalone, and sliced abalone. Kyungyoung Fisheries plans to expand its existing transactions in the Japanese market and explore additional export opportunities.
Attendees at the shipping ceremony included officials from the Jeonnam Bio Promotion Institute's Marine Bio Division, the Mokpo Seafood Support Center, and Kyungyoung Fisheries CEO Choi Kyung-young.
The event included a report on export status, shipping, and a commemorative photo session, followed by discussions on expanding sales in the Japanese market and additional export strategies.
This export marks one of the achievements of a project aimed at supporting overseas market development for marine and fisheries companies in the Jeonnam region.
The Jeonnam Marine and Fisheries Startup Investment Center operates an export package program to reduce challenges faced by local companies in entering overseas markets, such as securing distribution channels.
Particularly, since abalone is a representative seafood product of Wando, diversifying export items to include processed products like cooked and sliced abalone is considered a key task for expanding into international markets.
Jeong Woo-hyuk, head of the Marine Tech Center at the Marine Bio Division, stated, “We hope that Kyungyoung Fisheries' export to Japan will further expand the overseas market for Wando abalone products. We will continue to support Jeonnam marine and fisheries companies with competitive products to enter and expand in overseas markets.”
Meanwhile, the Jeonnam Marine and Fisheries Startup Investment Center's project is jointly carried out by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Jeonnam Province, and Mokpo City, with the Jeonnam Bio Promotion Institute as the lead agency and the Mokpo Seafood Support Center as a participating organization. The project supports local marine and fisheries companies in areas such as startup assistance, technology development, investment attraction, overseas market development, and participation in domestic and international exhibitions.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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