President Yoon Invites His Staff To Eat Seafood Amid The Controversy Of PLTN Fukushima Waste Release

President Yoon interacts with crab sellers at Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, Seoul (Source: Presidential Office)

JAKARTA - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol eats seafood for lunch during a visit to the fish market in Seoul, Thursday, his office said, the latest step to increasing consumption of local seafood products amid public concerns over the disposal of wastewater that has been treated in Japan into the sea.

During his visit to Noryangjin Fish Market, President Yoon checked the safety of local seafood products. He then bought rockfish, blue crabs and gizzard fish, presidential spokesman Lee Do-woon said in a written statement.

He also encouraged traders to ask them about the potential impact of Japanese wastewater disposal.

"The president has lunch consisting of local seafood that is in season, such as rockfish, grilled gizzard fish, and steamed blue crabs," Lee said, launching the Korea Times September 1.

"After consuming a bowl of rockfish boiled, he asked for additional soup," he continued.

On this occasion, President Yoon was accompanied by Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki and National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong, as well as a number of other officials.

Lee also added that this was the first visit of the President of Ginseng Country to the Noryangjin Fish Market since opening in 1927.

It is known that the safety of seafood emerged as a major problem after Japan began releasing treated radioactive waste water from the paralyzed Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean last week.

It is known, President Yoon also ate seafood at his weekly lunch meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday this week.