Changwon Special City Releases Popular Fish Flounder at Wonjeon Port for the Public

As Part of Spawning and Habitat Development Project
Accelerating Establishment of Sustainable Supply Hub

On the 19th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held a juvenile release event for the starry flounder (commonly known as Dodari), a representative fish species of Jinhae Bay and a popular fish among the public, at Wonjeon Port in Gusan-myeon to restore its population.

The event was attended by more than 80 people, including Jo Myeong-rae, the 2nd Deputy Mayor, city council members, Choi Ki-cheol and Han Ho-gap, heads of district fisheries cooperatives, related organization leaders, and members of the Autonomous Management Community Federation of fishermen.

The flounder is being released at Wonjeon Port.

Since being selected in 2020 through the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' public contest for the creation of spawning and habitat grounds for fishery resources, the city has been developing a spawning habitat for starry flounder with a total project cost of 5 billion KRW over five years from 2021 to 2025. To create the spawning grounds, eelgrass transplantation and natural stone placement have been carried out in suitable sea areas, and 1,088,000 starry flounders have been released to restore the population.

Deputy Mayor Jo said, “Although catches have decreased due to changes in the marine ecosystem and depletion of fishery resources, we will work together with the fisheries cooperatives, fishing villages, and fishermen’s organizations to protect and conserve the sea, which is our home and future, and strive for a successful resource recovery.”

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