Boseong-gun Launches Fish Seed Release Project to Increase Fishermen's Income

Published 30 Jun.2023 14:53(KST)

Release of Black Sea Bream and Spotted Seabass in Deukryangman Coastal Waters

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it conducted a "Marine Surface Fish Seed Release Event" at Seonso Port in Deungnyang-myeon and Gunhak Port in Hoecheon-myeon to restore fishery resources and increase fishermen's income.

About 30 people, including related officials, affiliated organizations, village fishery chiefs, and fishermen, participated in this event and released 300,000 juvenile fish, including 200,000 high-value fish seeds of Gamsongdom (Black porgy) and 100,000 juvenile spotted sea bass.

[Photo by Boseong-gun]

The released juvenile Gamsongdom and spotted sea bass were selected as healthy seeds after disease inspection by the Yeosu branch of the Marine Fisheries Science Institute, and since these species have high adaptability to the natural environment, they are expected to greatly contribute to increasing the income of local fishermen.

Additionally, after releasing the juvenile fish, the effects of the seed release project and the necessity of fishery resource creation were explained to local fishermen, and they were urged to actively participate in eradicating illegal fishing such as capturing young fish in the release waters for at least one month.

A Boseong-gun official said, "Fishermen are experiencing many difficulties due to the decrease in fishery resources," adding, "We will do our best to create abundant coastal fishing grounds and increase fishermen's income through continuous fish seed release."

Meanwhile, Boseong-gun has been releasing juvenile fish such as Gamsongdom, shrimp, and flatfish every year since 2004 to create fishery resources in preparation for the depletion of fishery resources due to ecological changes in coastal waters and to increase fishermen's income.