Boseong-gun Advances Aquatic Seed Release Project... Releases 100,000 Juvenile Spotted Seabass

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Yongcheol] On the 20th, Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 21st that it released 100,000 fish seeds at Sangjin Port in Beolgyo-eup, Seonso Port in Deungnyang-myeon, and Gunhak Port in Hoecheon-myeon.

The release event was attended by related officials, affiliated organizations, village fishery chiefs, and fishermen, and 100,000 juvenile spotted sea bass, a high value-added species suitable for the coastal waters of Boseong-gun, were released.

The released spotted sea bass were selected through disease inspection by the National Institute of Fisheries Science, and as a species highly adaptable to the natural environment, they are expected to greatly contribute to increasing the income of local fishermen.

Since 2004, the county has been releasing fish seeds annually to replenish marine resources, and in June, an additional 1.9 million fish seeds, including 1.4 million giant freshwater prawns and 260,000 black porgies, are scheduled to be released.

During the event, the necessity of the fish seed release project’s effects and fishery resource creation was explained to nearby fishermen, and a consensus was formed on the need to eradicate illegal fishing, such as capturing juvenile fish less than one month after release.

A county official stated, “Fishermen are facing many difficulties due to the decline of marine resources,” and added, “We will do our best to create abundant coastal fishing grounds and increase fishermen’s income through continuous fish seed releases.”

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