Will the Offshore Waters of Ulsan Ulju Become a 'Sea Cucumber and Abalone Farm'?
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Saewool Nuclear Headquarters Releases 48,000 Juvenile Sea Cucumbers to 8 Ulju Fishing Villages on 23rd
Abalone, Flatfish, Red Sea Bream, Sea Cucumbers... Total 1.2 Million Juveniles Released, Expecting a Bountiful Year
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Saewool Nuclear Power Headquarters released a total of 48,000 juvenile sea cucumbers worth 30 million KRW, with 6,000 each along the coasts of eight fishing villages in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, on the 23rd.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A "sea cucumber farm" is being established in the waters off Ulju-gun, Ulsan. On the 23rd, 48,000 juvenile sea cucumbers were released all at once.
Saewool Nuclear Power Headquarters of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (Director Han Sang-gil) released 6,000 juvenile sea cucumbers each in the coastal areas of eight fishing cooperatives in Ulju-gun, totaling about 30 million KRW worth of juvenile sea cucumbers.
This juvenile sea cucumber release was conducted in consultation with the Ulju-gun fishing cooperatives as part of a project to revitalize fishery resources in areas surrounding nuclear power plants. It is expected to help fishing cooperatives struggling with depletion of fishery resources due to environmental changes.
Han Sang-gil, Director of Saewool Nuclear Power Headquarters, said, "I hope the released juveniles grow well and provide strength to fishermen who are having a hard time due to COVID-19," and added, "We are planning various ideas to contribute not only to coexistence with the local community but also to regional development."
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Saewool Headquarters released 132,000 juvenile abalones and 30,000 juvenile starry flounders in June this year. Since the construction of the nuclear power plant, a total of 1,184,000 fish and shellfish including red sea bream, starry flounder, abalone, and sea cucumber have been released along the coast, with the purchase cost of these aquatic animals reaching as much as 800 million KRW.
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