Jeonbuk Province releases 800,000 dasuki (a type of fish)

Published 2025년 10월 2일

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Jeonbuk Province released 800,000 masu salmon fry into major rivers within the province to restore the freshwater ecosystem and enhance fishery resources (photo). The Jeonbuk Fisheries Technology Research Institute recently announced that it released 270,000 masu salmon fry into the Mankyung River in Wanju County, 260,000 into the Namdaecheon River in Muju County, and 270,000 into the Dongjin River in Jeongeup City, all of which were produced in-house. The masu salmon fry released this time are healthy seeds that were obtained from mature female fish that matured naturally in June of this year, induced to spawn, and then raised and managed for four months. Masu salmon are known as the cleaners of rivers. In clean water with lots of pebbles and rocks, they remove sediment organic matter, moss, and animal carcasses.

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Jeonbuk Province released 800,000 freshwater mussels into major rivers within the province to restore the freshwater ecosystem and enhance fishery resources (photo). The Jeonbuk Fisheries Technology Research Institute recently announced that it released 270,000 freshwater mussels into the Mankyung River in Wanju County, 260,000 into the Namdaecheon River in Muju County, and 270,000 into the Dongjin River in Jeongeup City, a total of 800,000 mussels produced in-house. The freshwater mussels released this time were mature females collected from the wild in June, induced to spawn, and then raised and managed for four months to ensure they were healthy. Freshwater mussels are known as the "cleaners" of rivers. They maintain the balance of aquatic ecosystems by eating sediment organic matter, algae, and animal carcasses in clean water with lots of pebbles and rocks. However, due to severe water pollution from domestic sewage and pesticides, as well as overfishing, their population has ...

Source: Fisheco