North Korea’s aquafarm expansion blocks coastal residents from collecting seafood for survival

North Korea’s aquafarm expansion blocks coastal residents from collecting seafood for survival

State agencies and fishery enterprises are fencing off entire coastlines including military garrison zones under “20 x 10” development policy, leaving fishing community residents unable to gather seaweed and shellfish that once supplemented their income. According to a Daily NK source in South Hwanghae province on Friday, the authorities have been planting markers to delineate the limits of aquafarms in coastal regions of the province’s seaside …