Chungnam Releases Flower Crabs in 6 Cities and Counties... "Restoring Marine Resources, Increasing Fishermen's Income"

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute announced on the 8th that it recently released about 500,000 juvenile flower crabs into six coastal cities and counties within the province.

The juvenile flower crabs were raised by the institute from larvae hatched from managed mother crabs, grown to a carapace width of approximately 1.0 cm before release. Their commercial value is expected to be realized around next spring.

On the 3rd of last month, the institute released about 180,000 crabs in Seocheon and Hongseong, and on this day, about 320,000 crabs were released in Boryeong, Seosan, Dangjin, and Taean, aiming to restore fishery resources and increase fishermen's income.

Flower crab catches have been steadily declining recently due to illegal fishing, overfishing, and changes in the marine environment.

In response, since its establishment in 2006, the institute has been releasing flower crab seeds produced in-house free of charge into the province's coastal waters every year.

A representative of the Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute stated, “We plan to continuously release economically valuable species that help restore fishery resources and improve fishermen's income,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure the recovery of flower crab resources, a specialty species of the West Sea coast.”

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