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Corona 19 has blocked our exports to Japan. Fisheries such as tuna, cutlass and abalone are piled up, and fishermen are being hit hard.

Ahn Seohyun reports.

<Reporter> A frozen warehouse in Seoul.

There are many things that can't be sold, from whole frozen tuna to trimmed tuna.

Japan, the world's largest consumer of tuna, has cut Korean imports since last year's export regulations, and recently blocked even narrower exports because of Corona19.

[Tuna Distributor: It's almost half cut. In the case of tuna, we receive it by refrigeration, so if the thawed product does not come out, we discard it entirely.]

The problem for Japan is the export of refrigeration trucks by small and medium-sized companies who cannot afford containers.

We have been transporting frozen trucks loaded with marine products on board, and Japanese shipping companies between Busan Port and Shimonoseki Port have been banned from shipping for a while.

That's why there's a risk that frozen truck drivers are infected with Corona19.

The other route, Fukuoka and Osaka Port, may not be closed.

[Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: It wasn't done by the Japanese government but because it was taken by your shipping company to protect your shipping company. .]

Even half-price events are held to increase domestic consumption.

[Lee Chang-jin / Tuna specialty store representative: Employees are half-way, half-way and alternately. What can't you do with labor costs? .]

The same is true for other fish species, including abalone and cutlass, which are slowing exports.

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-Young, VJ: Oh Kwan, Jung Min-gu)