Gimje-si Begins Benchmarking High-Value 'Inland Water Tohah Aquaculture'

Transferring Productivity Improvement Measures for Aquaculture Farms in Jindo-gun

Jeonbuk Gimje City (Mayor Jeong Seong-ju) is making swift progress in the 'Toha Village Development Project' by benchmarking high value-added businesses.

According to the city on the 12th, regarding the Toha Village Development Project (total project cost of 4.8 billion KRW) selected in last year's provincial public contest, five Toha fish farms are scheduled to be established this year.

The project aims to industrialize aquaculture by having 20 residents of Hwanggok Village, Geumsan-myeon, establish one Moha Management Center and 20 individual fish farms in the Geumsan-myeon area by 2026 in phases. This year, one fish farm will be established by June and four more by the end of the year.

On the 12th, the Port and Marine Division of Gimje City visited a toha (freshwater shrimp) farm in Jindo County, Jeollanam-do, to benchmark and develop productivity enhancement measures by studying the characteristics of toha aquaculture and habitat environment ahead of the inland toha village development project.
[Photo by Gimje City]

On this day, the city visited Toha fish farms in Jindo-gun, Jeonnam Province, to benchmark and devise productivity improvement measures based on the characteristics and habitat environment of Toha aquaculture. The Toha Village Development Project produces Toha (Saebaengi) as a new freshwater aquaculture species.

During this benchmarking of fish farms, the city held discussions with experienced Toha aquaculture practitioners in Jindo-eup who have been cultivating Toha for several years. The site visit also allowed direct observation of Toha’s ecological habits and habitat environment. This provided significant assistance in preparing measures to improve fish farm productivity going forward.

Mayor Kim said, "The development of Toha Village is a pioneering venture as the first large-scale Saebaengi aquaculture industrialization project in Korea, and it is an adventurous endeavor until it reaches its full stride. We will do our best to proceed with thorough preliminary reviews and countermeasure preparations."

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