Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute Releases 1 Million Shrimp into 'Gyeonggi Sea'

Released female giant freshwater prawn

The Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute will release 1 million native large shrimp, successfully bred, into the coastal waters of Ippado, Hwaseong, on the 17th.

The native large shrimp being released this time were spawned from eggs obtained in April from wild mothers secured in the Yeonggwang area of Jeollanam-do. Upon hatching, they measure 0.025cm, but through the provision of highly nutritious feed and proper water quality management, they have been grown to a release size of 1.2cm. These healthy individuals have passed aquatic animal disease inspections prior to release.

The juvenile large shrimp will grow in the coastal waters where they are released. They grow rapidly and are expected to reach a catchable size of 15?20cm by October this year, contributing to increased income for fishermen.

Kim Seong-gon, director of the Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute, stated, "Native large shrimp are a representative shrimp fishery resource of the West Sea, but their production is low and they are not farmed, so active fisheries resource management is necessary for this species. We will continue to discover species suitable for the Gyeonggi Sea and take the lead in enhancing coastal fishery resources and increasing fishermen's income."

Since 2020, the Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute has been researching production methods for useful aquatic seeds such as webfoot octopus and Manila clams and releasing them into the Gyeonggi Sea. This year, seed production test research is underway for Manila clams, black rockfish, webfoot octopus, common octopus, cuttlefish, blue crabs, and ragworms. The produced seeds will be sequentially released into the Gyeonggi Sea.

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