한국 김 종자 생산현황과 발전방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

The seed industry has emerged as a new growing business in Korea. The seed industry in the fisheries sector has been paid particular attention as one of the important driving forces of the industry. This study summarizes the status of laver seed industry, which is one of the most popular species of aquaculture in Korea. Domestic laver production is still stagnated despite the facility volume growth while demand for laver is continuously increasing due to increase of export. Since the current situation mentioned above, the interest and importance of the laver seed which is the basis of laver production has been highlighted but there has been no research on the seed of laver until now. This study examines the present condition of domestic laver seed industry, and demonstrates the problems it faces based on the results from ‘The outlook project for the seeds of marine species’ conducted by KMI(Korea Maritime Institute) since 2015. The current study shows the following results. The laver seed production in Chon-nam province accounts for over 80% of the total production and more than half of the producers are middle-aged. About 90% of the total output of laver seeds is sold to laver producers, and the average selling price ranges from 2,500 won to 3,100 won per box. Meanwhile, the industry has many problems. First, most producers run very small businesses and they also have a lack of effort for developing a new variety of laver. This study suggests more supports are needed in areas such as the spreading seedling collection on land, seed management system, statistical infrastructure and expert training programs, in order for the laver seed industry to develop.