A Study on Particulars of Marine Products for PD in Korea - centering to marin products PD at Busan Port in Korea-

In general, marine products are dispersively and seasonally produced on small quantity basis and dispersively consumed on small quantity basis. They are also likely to be rotten. For these reasons, marine products have very complicated, various distribution channels in accordance with their kind. Marine products are classified mainly into those from coastal and inshore waters and those from ocean waters. The former are reclassified largely into fresh, dried and shell fishes. Coastal and inshore marine products are distributed mainly through ordinary and route sales. In the former case, those marine products are sold by auction at Suhyup’s(National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives) consignment shops in their production place and then distributed through wholesale markets of consumption place. In the latter case, while, coastal and inshore marine products are distributed through Suhyup’s inland joint markets. Channels of marine product distribution can be summarized as below. 1) Fresh fishes are mostly distributed from their producers to consignment sale shops at their production place(broking wholesalers), deliverers(consignment sale markets and broking wholesalers, in most cases), wholesale markets at their consumption places(broking wholesalers, commission sale businesses), interim wholesalers, retailers and to consumers. While, some fresh fishes are distributed from their producers to professional collectors(deliverers), wholesale markets at their production places(similar to legal joint markets), retailers and to consumers. 2) Dried fishes are distributed through consignment sale markets at their production place. Or otherwise, they are distributed through professional collectors to broking wholesalers or consignment sale businesses at wholesale markets at their consumption places. 3) Shellfishes have been in most cases caught on small quantity basis by a number of poorly equipped fishermen and delivered by professional collectors to wholesale markets. Some have been jointly caught, delivered by the circle of fishermen to consignment sale markets at their production place and then distributed to wholesale and joint markets for consumption. 4) Live fishes are distributed through consignment sale markets at their production place, professional collectors or through consignment sale businesses at their production place. 5) Marine products from ocean waters are completely different with those from coastal and inshore waters. Most of them are distributed in frozen stale. Frozen fishes are classified mainly into those from coastal and inshore waters and from ocean waters. Like fresh fishes, frozen fishes from coastal and inshore waters are mostly landed to consignment sale markets at their production place and then delivered to wholesale markets at places where they are to be consumed. While, those from ocean waters are supplied through general distributors to their consumption places, without being sold under consignment at their production place.