South Korea: Jeju Island releases 580,000 red sea cucumbers and abalones

Published 2024년 10월 14일

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Jeju Island is implementing a fish seed purchase and release project in the latter half of 2024 to combat the decline in fishery resources due to climate change. The project will cost 570 million won and will see the release of 580,000 fishery seeds, including red sea ginsengs, abalones, and black squids, into 25 fishing villages. The release will be done between October and December. In the first half of the year, 1.37 million aquatic seeds were released into 43 fishing villages. The goal is to restore aquatic resources and increase the income of female divers.

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Jeju Island is actively promoting the second half of 2024 fish seed purchase and release project to restore fishery resources in village fishing grounds and increase the income of female divers. The purpose is to restore fishery resources and foster sustainable female diver fishing by releasing fishery seeds that are suitable for the characteristics of each village fishing ground in order to respond to the recent decrease in fishery resources due to changes in the marine environment such as climate change. Jeju Island will invest 570 million won in the second half release project. Starting with the seed purchase bid announcement targeting fishery seed producers in the Jeju area in October, 580,000 fishery seeds, including 400,000 red sea ginsengs, 100,000 abalones, and 80,000 black squids, will be released to 25 fishing villages. The release period will be carried out between October and December according to the appropriate time for each seed. In the first half of this year, ...

Source: Fisheco