Assemblyman Eo Gi-gu: "12.29 Million Fish Including Various Species Died from Red Tides in the Last 5 Years"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] According to the "Harmful Red Tide Occurrence and Damage Support Status in the Last 5 Years" submitted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Eo Gi-gu, a member of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Maritime Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea on the 6th, harmful red tides occurred every year except 2017 from 2015 to last year. The total damage amounted to 14.038 billion KRW, and 12.296 million fish and abalone died.

The main areas where harmful red tide phenomena occurred were mainly Jeonnam, Gyeongnam, and Gyeongbuk, and the duration from the first occurrence to disappearance lasted 56 days in 2015, 14 days in 2016, 28 days in 2018, and 39 days last year.

However, the subscription rate for aquaculture seafood disaster insurance, which is a compensation measure for damage caused by red tide phenomena, was only 39.1% of the total 9,586 eligible subscribers as of last year, which is a 5.2 percentage point decrease compared to the previous year.

Assemblyman Eo emphasized, "Instead of focusing only on post-recovery after red tide occurrence, it is necessary to establish preventive measures against the inflow of terrestrial pollutants into the ocean to prevent eutrophication, develop technologies to reduce damage caused by red tide occurrence, and prepare plans to increase the subscription rate of aquaculture disaster insurance, which is a compensation measure."

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