Cheonsuman Peak Water Temperature 24.3℃... Chungnam Province Issues Attention Level Alert, 'All-Out Effort to Prevent Damage'

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The highest water temperature in the Cheonsuman area recorded 24.3℃, lowering the alert level.

Chungnam Province announced on the 13th that it had issued a "High Water Temperature Interest Stage" for the Cheonsuman area as of 3 p.m. on the 12th.

Typically, the interest stage is issued 7 days before a warning is issued. When the water temperature reaches 28℃, a warning is issued, and if the temperature remains above 28℃ for more than 3 days, an alarm stage is declared.

The province issued the interest stage for the Cheonsuman waters anticipating that coastal water temperatures would reach 28℃ due to the recent lull in the monsoon season.

Accordingly, the province is forming a "Cheonsuman High Water Temperature Damage Field Response Team," centered on related organizations such as the National Institute of Fisheries Science West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, and is promoting damage minimization measures such as strengthening surveillance of fish farms.

The field response team will manage aquaculture organisms by prohibiting fish sorting and movement within fish farms and suspending feed supply. They also plan to implement aquaculture environment improvement measures such as sufficient dissolved oxygen supply, bottom water exchange, and tidal flow circulation.

Kim Jong-seop, Director of the Fisheries Resources Division of the province, said, "Active response by fishermen is most important to minimize damage to cultured fish during high water temperature periods," and added, "We ask for interest and cooperation in the activities of the field response team."

Meanwhile, the province established a comprehensive countermeasure plan for Cheonsuman high water temperature in May this year in preparation for the heatwave and is promoting damage prevention measures.

Last month, through a field meeting with fishermen to prepare for high water temperatures, they explained pre-preparation measures and enrollment in aquaculture seafood disaster insurance.

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