Yeonggwang-gun Releases 120,000 Black Porgy to Enhance Fishery Resources

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 9th that on the 8th, it released 120,000 juvenile black porgies into the Chilsan sea area to protect the gradually depleting fishery resources and promote income increase for fishermen.

This release was conducted without a separate event in consideration of the COVID-19 situation.

The black porgy is a coastal species that does not move far from the shore and inhabits sandy or rocky coastal areas with seaweed within a depth of 50 meters.

Most one-year-olds are males, and three to four-year-olds sometimes change sex from male to female.

Also, it is one of the representative sashimi fish preferred by consumers for its chewy texture and is considered a high-income species that helps increase fishermen's income.

A county official said, “Around the fishing grounds where the aquatic seeds were released, the use of fishing nets that may capture the released seeds is prohibited, and juvenile fish caught during fishing activities should be released again so that fishermen themselves actively participate in the creation of fishery resources.”

This year, the county invested 60 million won to release 7.15 million shrimp larvae, and in the second half of the year, it plans to invest 140 million won to release Dongjagae (Korean bullhead), turtles, and barley shrimp to restore fishery resources.

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