Muan-gun, Purchase and Release of Freshwater Fishery Seeds

Exterior view of Muan-gun Office (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 26th that on the 23rd, they released 8,205 eel fry, an inland water fish seed, into Wolseon-ri, Cheonggye-myeon, and Taewon reclamation area, Haeje-myeon to increase fishery resources.

The purchase and release of fish seeds were promoted with the support of Jeollanam-do to restore inland water fishery resources, which have been declining due to illegal fishing and overexploitation. The eels released this time are a high value-added species preferred by fishermen.

Going forward, the county plans to purchase and release various fish seeds such as Korean perch (ssogari), catfish (megi), and dark sleeper (dongjagae), and has allocated a budget of 41 million KRW for a buyback project to eradicate harmful species such as bass and bluegill.

Governor Kim San said, “We will continue to carry out release projects and harmful species eradication projects to increase fishery resources and restore the natural ecosystem, helping fishermen establish a stable income base.”

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