"Grow Strong and Healthy!"... Sea Cucumber and Abalone Released in Ulleungdo and Dokdo Waters

Ulleung-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, celebrated the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day and the March 1st Movement by releasing approximately 150,000 juvenile sea cucumbers (red sea cucumbers) and 10,000 abalone seeds, directly cultured at the Ulleung-gun Fisheries Seed Hatchery, into the fishing grounds of Dokdo Village. The event was attended by Nam Han-kwon, Ulleung-gun governor, Nam Geon, deputy governor, and representatives from the Dodong and Dokdo fishing cooperatives.

Ulleung County is releasing juvenile sea cucumbers and abalone seeds into the Ulleung and Dokdo sea areas. Provided by Ulleung County

The juvenile sea cucumbers released this time were spawned from wild red sea cucumbers inhabiting the coastal waters of Ulleungdo in May last year and were nurtured for about 10 months at the Ulleung-gun Fisheries Seed Hatchery. These healthy seeds weigh approximately 1.0 to 7.0 grams each and have passed aquatic product disease inspections.

The county is one of the very few county-level local governments nationwide to have established and operate a fisheries seed hatchery. Since 2015, the hatchery has been releasing juvenile fish such as sea cucumbers, abalone, spotted sea bass, Korean flounder, red sea bream, and starry flounder.

In addition, the county plans to continuously produce and release seeds of high value-added aquatic species inhabiting the local coastal waters.

Governor Nam Han-kwon stated, “We will continue to produce various seeds suitable for our marine environment to increase fishermen’s income and strengthen the fishing competitiveness of Ulleungdo and Dokdo.”

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