"Grow Strong and Healthy!" ... Release of Dokdo Shrimp in Ulleungdo and Dokdo Waters

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute (Director Moon Seong-jun) released approximately 200,000 Dohwa shrimp, commonly known as "Dokdo shrimp," into the waters around Ulleung and Dokdo on the 23rd to restore fishery resources and increase fishermen's income.

The Dohwa shrimp released this time were healthy individuals about 1.5 to 3 cm in total length, hatched from broodstock spawned in December last year and reared for about six months.

To enhance natural adaptation and survival rates, they were released from a vessel into rocky reef areas at depths of about 50 meters or less. They will subsequently move to habitats suitable for each growth stage.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute is releasing Dokdo shrimp into the Ulleung and Dokdo sea areas.

Dohwa shrimp is the largest species among the three types of Dokdo shrimp (Dohwa, Soft-spined Red, and Thornback), and has recently become a premium shrimp on the East Coast, traded at a high price of 200,000 to 300,000 KRW per kilogram due to rapidly increasing demand.

The body color is yellowish-red with white spots on the head, characterized by firm flesh and excellent sweetness and umami flavor.

So far, the institute has aimed to restore high value-added fishery resources and create a healthy marine ecosystem by successfully developing mass seed production research for the first time in Korea, starting with the Soft-spined Red shrimp in 2012 and Dohwa shrimp in 2018, releasing a total of approximately 1.82 million shrimp into the waters around Ulleung, Dokdo, and Wangdolcho.

This Dohwa shrimp release holds great significance for the conservation and restoration of high value-added fishery resource species in the East Sea area, including the Ulleung and Dokdo waters.

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