A demolition order has been issued to the Jeju Yongduam Seafood Market, which has been selling seafood on the rocks for over 30 years.
According to Jeju City and others on the 19th, as a result of a recent crackdown on stalls selling seafood by pitching tents on the rocks off the coast of Yongduam, it was found that they were illegally occupying and using public waters and not indicating the country of origin.
Seafood stall in Yongduam, Jeju City.
Jeju City plans to order them to voluntarily demolish their facilities and impose fines if they do not comply.
According to the Jeju City investigation, these people are residents of a nearby village, and the 17 people were divided into three groups of five to six people each and sold seafood to tourists and others on the rocks.
Although some of them are female divers, it is reported that they have been operating without any connection to the fishing village community, such as the female diver community.
It was reported that the seafood they sold, including abalone, conches, and sea cucumbers, were not caught directly from the sea, but rather bought from nearby restaurants.
Their business activities do not constitute unlicensed business because they are conducted in small quantities without separate processing and are not subject to reporting or approval under food-related regulations.
‘50,000 won seafood bowl fee’ YouTube video. YouTube video capture
Yongduam Seafood Stall has been in business for over 30 years, and is introduced as Yongduam Haenyeo Village on Jeju tourism information websites such as Jeju Tourism Organization. In Jeju, there are many stalls that sell seafood prepared right on the rocks along the coast, which are popular with tourists, as well as Yongduam.
Last month, a YouTuber living in Jeju Island filmed himself purchasing seafood at Yongduam and posted it on his YouTube channel, sparking a controversy over the price tag.
The YouTuber posted a video titled “Jeju residents are also fooled by the 50,000 won seafood bucket fee,” claiming that a small amount of seafood (abalone, conch, sea cucumber) in a plastic container costs 50,000 won. In the video, a tourist around the YouTuber chimes in, “It’s so expensive, I don’t want to come here again.” The YouTuber also complained that he bought a bottle of soju and a bottle of water for 4,000 won at a souvenir shop inside the Yongduam tourist site.
Jeju = Reporter Lim Seong-jun jun2580@segye.com
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