Korea, Republic of

Overview

Korea’s country score (57) is two points below the global average (59). Two species were assessed by GAPI: bastard halibut and Korean rockfish. Bastard halibut culture in Korea achieves a moderate overall score despite the fact that it is a culture of a high trophic- level species, largely due to the benefits of farming this species in closed land-based systems. Korea’s bastard halibut’s performance (61) represents an improvement over conventional culture of bastard halibut, as exemplified by China’s bastard halibut score (41).