On September 6, according to yonhap news agency reported that south Korean Marine fisheries agency 6, according to data released in August 1, 2017 south Korean seaweed exports year-on-year growth of 51.8%, to $370 million, have break the all-time record set in 2016 ($350 million).

South Korea's Marine ministry said that in countries such as the United States, seaweed was considered a health food, and the country's exports of seaweed grew rapidly.

According to preliminary statistics, the total export volume of Korean aquatic products rose 11.5 per cent year on year to $1.53 billion in the january-august period, with a year-on-year growth of 1.53 billion us dollars.

Exports to Japan rose by 10% to $520 million, to U.S. exports by 19.9 percent, to $190 million, and to Thai exports by 52.9 percent, to $160 million.