Changwon City Begins Full-Scale Collection of Sardine Carcasses... Requests Cause Analysis from National Fisheries Research and Development Institute

Changwon City, Gyeongnam Special City, began full-scale collection operations of dead sardine carcasses floating in the waters off Masan from the morning of the 12th.

Following the collection using coastal gillnet fishing vessels the previous day, 55 people including public officials and some fishermen were deployed to continue the collection work on the same day.

A significant amount of dead sardines, mostly sunk to the bottom, floated up in the sea area from the Kim Ju-yeol Martyr Memorial Park in Masanhappo-gu to near Masan Marine Nuri Park.

A fishing vessel crew member is collecting dead sardines in the sea near Masanhaeyang Nuri Park, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

The city accelerated the collection process to minimize citizen damage such as marine pollution and odor generation.

The collected carcasses are planned to be incinerated at Changwon City's food waste recycling facility.

A city official said, "Not all carcasses have floated up, so the exact amount is uncertain, but it is expected that about 10 tons of carcasses, less than last year, have occurred," adding, "We plan to identify the cause of death through analysis of the carcasses sent to the National Institute of Fisheries Science."

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