[Fisheries and Livestock Products Circulation Newspaper = Reporter Kim Dong-ho] The number of salmon returning to the East Sea coast has been confirmed to have increased significantly. The East Sea Life Resources Center of the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (President Kim Jong-duk) announced that the analysis of this year's catch shows that the number of sea surface salmon returning to the Gangwon region has increased significantly compared to last year, breaking the downward trend. The number of sea surface salmon caught in the Gangwon region was 55,000 in 2021, 39,000 in 2022, 32,000 in 2023, and 26,000 in 2024, showing a decreasing trend. However, as of early December this year, the analysis of Gangwon region's sales data shows that the salmon catch has increased again to 42,000.