South Korea: Gyeongnam Province promotes measures to prevent low-water temperature damage to farmed fish

Gyeongnam Province announced that it has established and is implementing ‘measures to minimize damage to farmed fish in response to low water temperatures in winter’ in earnest in order to minimize damage to fisheries caused by low water temperatures during the winter cold wave response period. Of the 210 million farmed fish currently being raised in the province, 53 million rockfish and sea bream, which are vulnerable to low water temperatures, account for about 25% of the total, requiring special attention. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the average water temperature in Korea's seas this winter is expected to be at the normal level, but it is predicted that a temporary drop in water temperature along the coast and internal bays will occur due to the influence of the Arctic cold wave, which may affect farmed fish. Accordingly, Gyeongnam-do selected 14 sea areas in the province where damage has occurred or is at risk of damage over the past five ...