Word: yeonpyeong
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...fishermen of Yeonpyeong Island call it the Golden Sea: a patch of ocean where the blue crabs are fat and plentiful at this time of year. In the Golden Sea, a fisherman can fill his hold with at least two or three tons of crab?worth up to $70,000. But the Golden Sea's riches are hazardous to harvest. The crabs' breeding and feeding grounds are in waters that are claimed by both South and North Korea, and are also filled with warships. South Korean fishermen aren't supposed to cross the so-called Red Limit Line, which runs...
...clear day you can see the North Korean coast from Yeonpyeong. But an ocean boundary line is hardly as clear cut as the dmz that splits the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang has never officially recognized the U.N.-imposed demarcation line in the sea. Three years ago, a North Korean gunner opened fire on a South Korean ship, triggering an exchange that left at least 30 North Koreans dead and nine South Koreans wounded. That dispute occurred at the height of the crab season. Last week, the South Korean navy changed the rules of engagement, allowing it to react more quickly when...
...Yeonpyeong Island, the locals bristle at suggestions they might have provoked the North Koreans. Tucking into a flatfish he has just carved into strips of sashimi, Choi complains that this year's catch was the worst in a decade?the water wasn't warm enough on the right side of the Red Limit Line. So after paying for crews and equipment, most boat owners will lose money. The entire island depends on blue crab, so everybody is hurting, according to Choi, who is vice president of the local fishermen's association. Until 1968, Seoul allowed them to fish right...
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