Jeonnam Province and Seoul National University, collaborating on climate change response research

Collaboration between local governments and universities is being actively pursued to establish a sustainable marine and fisheries research system in response to climate change. Jeonnam Province recently announced that the Jeonnam Marine and Fisheries Science Institute and Seoul National University's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for "Establishing a Sustainable Marine and Fisheries Research System in Response to Climate Change." This agreement was planned to preemptively respond to rapidly changing marine environments due to climate change and to establish a foundation for sustainable marine and fisheries development. The aim is to combine Jeonnam Province's abundant marine and fisheries field data with Seoul National University's world-class research capabilities to drive practical response research. Recently, due to global abnormal weather, rising sea surface temperatures and high water temperature phenomena have ...