Water Quality of Discharge from Sinan King Prawn Aquaculture Farm is Good

More than 95% Compliance in Mudflat Sediment Inspection Near Fish Farms

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] The water quality discharged from shrimp farms in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, was found to be mostly good.

Since the enactment of the nationwide first festival-style shrimp farm discharge water quality standards notice in 2019, Sinan-gun has been conducting inspections annually.

In this inspection, out of 319 shrimp farms in the area, excluding 14 farms without stocking (early death, etc.), 247 farms (81%) were suitable, 45 farms (15%) required management, and 13 farms (4%) were under caution, showing that the water quality status of the majority of farms was good.

Sinan-gun expects that the uncertain speculative controversy that shrimp farm discharge water has been polluting nearby tidal flats will come to an end, as over 95% of the results from annual discharge water quality inspections and tidal flat sediment tests near farms conducted over four years have been suitable (good).

In particular, it is expected to further approach as safe food protecting public health by resolving some consumers' distrust of farmed shrimp (cultured water) and improving awareness.

Sinan-gun is conducting strong administrative guidance, including correction orders (seeking improvement measures) and exclusion from shrimp farming business support, for farms under caution that exceed the standards set by the county notice.

Park Woo-ryang, mayor of Sinan-gun, said, "The results so far reflect the firm will and efforts of fishermen who want to practice eco-friendly aquaculture, and we will make every effort to become a mecca of eco-friendly aquaculture as the largest production area nationwide, not stopping here."

Sinan-gun is the main production area of farmed shrimp, accounting for 52% of the national farmed shrimp production (81% of Jeollanam-do), and has recently achieved production of 60 billion won for two consecutive years.

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