South Korea’s beloved squid may vanish from its waters due to climate change, heat waves
SEOUL — Many South Koreans remember days when squid was inexpensive, everyday food: Stir-fried with spicy chili flakes, steamed in a bath of water and soju, or dried and eaten as a bar snack along with a pint of ice-cold beer. Kim Tae-won, a professor at the Department of Ocean Sciences at South Korea’s Inha […]
SEOUL — Squid, once a staple inexpensive dish in South Korea, may soon become a rare delicacy due to climate change and marine heat waves, according to a new study. Once abundant and affordable, the country's squid catch has plummeted to just one-sixteenth of its 2002 peak, with the current annual catch being just 10% of what it was in 1999.
Pacific flying squid, the most popular variety in South Korea, may vanish from the country's waters by the 2040s, as identified by researchers at Pukyong National University in Busan. The study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, attributes the decline to rising ocean temperatures and the increasing frequency of marine heat waves.
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