Squid game on the high seas

A squid game is afoot. Not on Netflix or in the playgrounds but in the high seas. And much more is at stake. Unlike the squid game played by children in Korea — made internationally famous by the Netflix series of the same name — the future of a staple seafood, human rights and environmental issues are at stake. While squid is staple seafood in Korea with myriad different recipes and forms, the country is relying more and more on squid caught far from Korea's shores — and from its regulations. W

By The Korea Herald