Yangsan City Initiates Yangsan Stream Environmental Restoration with Release of 'Dongnam Chamge' Crabs

Gyeongnam Yangsan City is releasing Southeast Asian freshwater crabs into the Yangsan Stream.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City in Gyeongnam announced on the 24th that it released approximately 150,000 Dongnamchamge crabs into the Yangsancheon stream in Nambu-dong to restore inland water fishery resources and aquatic ecosystem environments.

The Dongnamchamge crabs released that day were selected through disease inspections conducted by the Gyeongsangnam-do Fisheries Safety Technology Institute. Healthy juvenile crabs with a carapace width of about 0.7 cm were released with the participation of the Agricultural Technology Center and Yangsan City fishermen.

This is expected to greatly help restore native fishery resources and increase fishermen's income, as native species have been declining due to the increase of invasive species such as bass, bluegill, and red-eared slider turtles.

Woo Hyun-joo, head of the Agricultural Policy Division, said, “We will continue to promote the fish seed release project in Yangsancheon, a treasure of Yangsan City, and do our best to protect inland water fishery resources by restoring native species suitable for our region.”

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