South Korea: Incheon City releases 250,000 young croakers

Incheon City recently released 250,000 young croakers in the waters near Yeonpyeong Island, dreaming of reviving Korea’s three major croaker species. The young croakers released this time were raised for 96 days after receiving high-quality fertilized eggs from the Subtropical Fisheries Research Institute of the National Institute of Fisheries Science in May of this year, and are excellent seeds of about 9 cm in length that were determined to be good through an infectious disease test by a disease identification agency. In addition, the waste heat of cooling water used for thermal power generation at the fish farm in Yeongheung Thermal Power Plant of Korea South-East Power operated by Incheon City will be used to reduce fuel costs, which account for a large portion of the budget, making it even more meaningful. Kim Jin-seong, head of the Incheon City Fisheries Resources Research Institute, said, “In addition to this release, we plan to continue research on parent management and ...