Gurye-gun Releases Freshwater Snail Larvae to Enhance Seomjin River Resources

Increase of Inland Fisheries Resources and Restoration of Underwater Ecosystems

On the 8th, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it released 300,000 juvenile freshwater snails into the Seomjin River to increase freshwater snail resources and boost fishermen's income.

This release is part of the "Freshwater Snail Resource Development Project" that has been promoted since 2017 at the Jeollanam-do Seomjin River Fish Ecology Center.

[Photo by Gurye-gun]

Freshwater snails inhabit first-class water rivers and streams, and two of the nine species of freshwater snails in Korea live in the Seomjin River.

Freshwater snails, which are gaining attention as ingredients for health supplements and freshwater snail sujebi (hand-pulled dough soup), are one of the main sources of income for local fishermen.

Governor Kim Soon-ho said, "To increase inland water fishery resources facing depletion and to restore the underwater ecosystem, we plan to release juvenile fish such as freshwater snails, Korean perch (sogari), crucian carp (bung-eo), catfish (megi), and sweetfish (eun-eo) into Gumanje and Seosicheon."

Gurye = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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