Shinan-gun Creates Clean Sea Forest Using Seaweed

Restoring Marine Ecosystems by Transplanting 'Gompi' Over the Next 5 Years

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] At the beginning of this month, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, transplanted seaweed to the rocky sea areas of Nodaedo in Bigeum-myeon and Sangsachido in Anjwa-myeon for the purpose of a sea garden project to restore the disappeared seaweed due to the spread of "gaetnogeum" (seaweed loss).

The kelp transplanted this time is a perennial brown algae species that maintains its blade-like thallus even during the summer high-temperature period and grows year-round, making it a key seaweed resource for creating sea forests.

The suitable depth for kelp habitat is 2 to 5 meters in rocky areas. A total of 16,554 meters of eco-friendly ropes with kelp blades (over 5 cm) were tied to 2,672 loess bricks and dropped into the sea in this method.

The seaweed transplantation area will be invested with 5 billion KRW over five years starting this year to create spawning and habitat grounds for the blackmouth angler (Juinoremi) by dropping artificial reefs. It is expected to greatly contribute to developing the adjacent sea area into a hub for the fishing industry in the future.

Additionally, monitoring is being conducted to check the germination of kelp spores transplanted last year and the attachment to surrounding rocks, putting full effort into creating sea forests.

So far, Sinan-gun has completed the transplantation of 30,000 meters of kelp in the Heuksando sea area and 58,000 meters of kelp in the sea areas of Bigeumdo, Amtaedo, and Anjwa-do to prevent gaetnogeum and restore the coastal ecosystem.

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