Boseong-gun, Sustainable Fisheries... 65,000 Euneo Fry Released

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Yongcheol] On the 27th, Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it released 65,000 native sweetfish fry into local rivers including Chil-dongcheon in Beolgyo-eup and Deukryangcheon in Deukryang-myeon to conserve the freshwater ecosystem and increase fishermen's income.

The sweetfish fry released this time averaged over 5cm in size, and healthy specimens were selected through disease inspections conducted by the National Institute of Fisheries Science.

The county expects this species, which has high adaptability to the natural environment, to greatly contribute to increasing fishermen's income.

Boseong-gun has been continuously managing marine resources, including releasing 100,000 Japanese sea bass fry on the 20th to protect and enhance freshwater and seawater fish seeds. Starting in June, it plans to release 300,000 freshwater and seawater fish seeds such as eel, Korean perch, and soft-shelled turtle.

A county official stated, "Through continuous releases, we will do our best to restore the freshwater ecosystem and create abundant fishery resources to increase fishermen's income," adding, "In protecting fishery resources, cooperation from fishermen is even more important than the releases themselves, so we ask for cooperation in prohibiting fishing in the release waters for a certain period to protect the sweetfish fry released this time."

Meanwhile, sweetfish are an annual species that spawn and hatch in autumn, migrate down to the sea to spend the winter near the land, and then swim upstream to rivers around March to April of the following year to live. Boseong-gun released fry in Chil-dongcheon and Deukryangcheon, which are suitable spawning areas located at the boundary between freshwater and seawater.

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