Yeonggwang-gun to Create "Tourism Experience-Type Marine Forest" Around Anmado Area

Investigation of Seafloor Topography, Indigenous Seaweed, and Skin Scuba Points on the 11th

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 11th that it has completed underwater exploration including seabed morphology, investigation of native seaweed, and scuba diving point surveys to transplant seaweed suitable for the marine area characteristics off Anmado, Nakwol-myeon, in preparation for next year’s creation of a ‘tourism experience-type sea forest.’

The county aims to achieve two goals simultaneously by creating a ‘tourism experience-type sea forest’ that preserves the marine ecosystem naturally and utilizes scuba diving points: experiential tourism and the enhancement of fishery resources as a spawning and nursery ground for marine life.

The Yeonggwang-gun ‘Sea Forest Creation Project,’ which will be actively promoted next year, involves directly transplanting seaweeds such as kelp, wakame, and gompi?preferred by benthic shellfish like abalone and sea cucumbers?onto specially designed small rocks around the island that are optimized for seaweed attachment.

The county expects the project’s success to allow local fishermen to regularly manage and harvest shellfish such as abalone and sea cucumbers around the island, which are directly linked to their income, raising the hopes of village fishermen.

Additionally, Yeonggwang-gun plans to continuously carry out follow-up management through new policies, including the control of marine pests like starfish and sea urchins and seabed ecological surveys, by training 20 fisheries officials and scuba diving specialists to ensure the successful proliferation of the created sea forest.

Kim Junsung, Governor of Yeonggwang-gun, stated, “This is the first time we are undertaking a tourism experience-type ‘Sea Forest Creation Project’ with a project cost of 300 million won off Anmado, Nakwol-myeon.” He added, “We will continue to promote coastal ecosystem restoration and efficient resource creation projects to improve the marine environment and enhance actual fishermen’s income through the increase of fishery resources.”

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