South Korea: Jeonbuk Province releases 5 million clam seeds for free

The Jeonbuk Fisheries Research Institute announced that it recently released 5 million clam seeds produced directly along the coasts of Buan and Gunsan for free with the goal of increasing the income of fishermen in the province and restoring coastal fishery resources. The clam seeds released this time were grown for 6 months through spawning induction and larval rearing from mother clams living along the coast of Jeonbuk, and grew to a shell length of over 0.5 cm. They are healthy seeds that have passed infectious disease tests and are expected to quickly adapt to the environment of the Jeonbuk coastal tidal flats. The Jeonbuk tidal flats, known as the largest clam production site in Korea, have recently been experiencing a decrease in production and increasing difficulties for fishermen due to high water temperatures and environmental changes. Accordingly, the Jeonbuk Fisheries Research Institute is working to solve the problem by developing mass production technology for ...