On the early morning of September 1, the Yesong-ri dock on Bigeumdo Island, Wando County, Jeonnam-Gwangju, was as bright as daytime. As the shipment of Chuseok abalones reached its peak, the work ...

Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.

Tension is rising within the local community over the sharp drop in the price of Wando abalone, a staple seafood for Koreans. While the immediate cause has often been pointed to “illegal cage fish ...

The abalone industry is facing instability as unlicensed aquaculture facilities have been left unmanaged for an extended period in the southwestern coastal waters of Jeonnam, a region that essentially ...