韩国是世界主要渔业国之一。1996年韩国水产品总产量324．4万吨，其中海洋捕捞产量162．4万吨，浅海养殖渔业87．5万吨，内陆渔业3万吨，远洋渔业71．5万吨。近几年来，韩国水产品进出口发展速度较快。自1989年开始，韩国水产品市场逐步开放，进口量明显增加，出口增长速度减慢 South Korea is one of the world’s major fishing nations. In 1996, the total output of aquatic products in South Korea reached 3.244 million tons, of which 1.642 million tons were for marine fishing, 875,000 tons for shallow-sea farming and fishery, 30,000 tons for inland fisheries and 715,000 tons for offshore fisheries. In recent years, South Korea’s aquatic products import and export development faster. Since 1989, South Korea’s aquatic products market has been gradually liberalized with a sharp increase in imports and a slowdown in export growth