Shinan County Releases 350,000 Rockfish Fry into Diamond Sea Area

Restoring Fishery Resources and Revitalizing Fishing Tourism
Aiming to Increase Fishermen's Income

Shinan County is taking the lead in protecting seafood by releasing approximately 350,000 juvenile spotted sand bass. Photo by Shinan County

Shinan County in South Jeolla Province will release an additional 350,000 rockfish fry into the Diamond Sea area to restore fishery resources and establish a foundation for tourism.

According to the county on July 29, it plans to release 350,000 healthy rockfish fry, each measuring over 6 centimeters in length, together with local fishermen from the relevant branch fishing community, into the artificial reef zones of the Diamond Sea area on July 31. The fry to be released have passed disease inspections by the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service, ensuring their quality.

This release follows the release of 550,000 greenling fry in May, and is part of ongoing efforts to develop the Diamond Sea area as a spawning and habitat zone for fishery resources from 2022 to 2027, with a total investment of 9 billion won. To date, 1,027 artificial reefs have been deployed and 950,000 fishery fry have been released. In October 2025, an additional 194 artificial reefs are scheduled to be deployed.

In addition, the county is working with the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency to participate in a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries public project, preparing the basic plan and application procedures for next year’s rockfish spawning and habitat creation project, which has a budget of 5 billion won.

Kim Daein, Acting Mayor of Shinan County, stated, "We are continuously working to develop the Diamond Sea area as a hub for sea fishing tourism by creating spawning and habitat zones," adding, "With this release of rockfish fry, we aim to both attract fishing tourists and increase fishermen's income."

Meanwhile, since 2019, the county has released 1.83 million fishery fry, including abalone, sea cucumber, black porgy, and greenling, and has deployed 2,655 artificial reefs in the Diamond Sea area to further strengthen the foundation for fishery resources.

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