South Chungcheong Province begins research on mass production of clam seeds in South Korea

The Chungnam Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute and the National Institute of Fisheries Research Tidal Flat Research Center have begun research on the mass production of clam seeds from the West Coast. Clams are a cultured variety that accounts for about 82% of shellfish production on the West Coast. Although it accounts for a large portion of the local economy, production is decreasing due to coastal development and climate change. Seeds for aquaculture are also largely dependent on foreign sources. The clam production in the west coast region was approximately 80,000 tons per year in the 1980s, but has recently been around 20,000 to 50,000 tons. On the other hand, imports of farmed seeds rapidly increased from 353 tons in 2009 to 2,411 tons in 2013 and 4,052 tons in 2022. The Chungnam Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute and the National Institute of Fisheries Research Tidal Flat Research Center plan to compare early seed breeding methods and develop ...