Wando-gun Promotes 'Sea Garden Project' to Prevent Coastal Erosion

Transplanting Gompi along the coast of Baegildo, Gunoe-myeon and Donggori, Sinji-myeon

The appearance of Gompi transplanted on the bedrock ⓒ Asia Economy

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, is promoting a "Sea Garden Project" to prevent the phenomenon of coastal desertification by transplanting seaweed to coastal areas and creating forests, investing 200 million won in project funds together with the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA) South Sea Headquarters.

According to the county on the 8th, the "coastal desertification phenomenon" refers to the disappearance of seaweed in coastal rocky areas due to rising water temperatures and marine pollution, and the attachment of calcium carbonate (limestone) to the seabed or rocks, turning the rocky areas white. It is also called the "desertification of the sea."

In particular, this phenomenon is rapidly progressing along more than 60% of the East Sea coast and all coastal areas of Jeju Island.

Wando-gun is transplanting seaweed to the coastal rocky areas of Baegildo in Gunoe-myeon and Donggori in Sinji-myeon, which were deemed suitable for the Sea Garden Project through a site survey by the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA).

The site survey results showed that Baegildo in Gunoe-myeon and Donggori in Sinji-myeon have wide rocky areas with depths of 4 to 10 meters, making them suitable for transplanting seaweed such as gamtae and gompi.

The transplant target is gompi, a perennial large brown algae of the kelp order and seaweed family, which maintains its thallus even during the high-temperature summer season.

The county plans to continuously monitor and manage the area after completing the transplantation work within this month.

Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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