Hanwha Total Releases Juvenile Fish and Seedlings into Seosan Coastal Waters... Practicing 'Coexistence' with Local Community

Hanwha Total employees and members of the Hwagok Fishing Village Association are releasing juvenile fish into the sea near the Daesan Plant in Seosan. Photo by Hanwha Total

[Asia Economy (Seosan) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Hanwha Total announced on the 25th that it held a 'Fish Fry Release Event with Hanwha Total' in the waters off Samgilpo near the Daesan Plant in Seosan, Chungnam.

The release event was sponsored by Hanwha Total and organized by the Daesan Development Council and the Hwagok Fishing Village Association. During the event, approximately 250,000 rockfish fry and clam seeds were released.

Since 2013, Hanwha Total has continuously held fish fry release events to prevent the depletion of fishery resources in the seas near Seosan and Daesan, where the number of fish is decreasing, thereby supporting marine ecological stabilization and income generation for local fishermen.

In particular, this year, to help the local community overcome the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanwha Total's labor and management jointly raised 100 million won in disaster funds to deliver masks, hand sanitizers, and other supplies to vulnerable groups, and purchased and donated protective suits necessary for quarantine activities.

A Hanwha Total official said, "The fish fry release event was started to protect the fishing village resources near our business site and to promote continuous win-win cooperation with the local community," adding, "We hope that the fish fry release will provide practical help to nearby residents amid the difficult economic situation caused by COVID-19."

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