Jeju village fishery recovery joint research begins in earnest

A joint research initiative to diagnose the health and sustainability of Jeju village fish farms has been launched. The National Institute of Fisheries Science announced that a related joint research seminar was held by the Jeju Fisheries Cooperative Association ten days ago. The seminar saw participation from the Institute's Subtropical Fisheries Research Institute, the Jeju Marine Fisheries Research Institute, and the Jeju branch of the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency, who shared the current status of their respective research on the ecological environment of Jeju's coastal areas, including ecological evaluation of Jeju village fish farms and research to improve productivity, and management plans for fisheries resources in response to climate change. Amidst the ongoing decline in productivity of Jeju's village fisheries due to recent changes in the coastal marine environment caused by climate change, the agencies agreed to strengthen their cooperation to restore the coastal ...