50,000 young octopuses released into waters off South Jeolla Province

Published 2025년 10월 21일

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The Jeonnam Marine Fisheries Science Institute (Director Kim Chung-nam) is making every effort to protect marine resources and increase fishermen's income by releasing approximately 50,000 young octopuses, which were produced in-house, into the waters of Suncheon, Hampyeong, Sinan, and Muan. The young octopuses released were hatched at the Resource Development Research Institute of the Jeonnam Marine Fisheries Science Institute's Western Branch, which secured mature female octopuses from April and hatched them through over six months of feeding and stable water temperature management. The size of the octopuses is about 3 to 5 cm. Jeonnam is a major production area for octopus. Last year, the octopus production volume was 3,409 tons, accounting for about 58% of the national production volume (5,899 tons). However, as the resource volume has been continuously decreasing recently, fishermen

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Suncheon, Hampyeong, Sinan, and Muan Sea Areas... Contributing to the Protection of Fisheries Resources and Increased Income for Fishermen The Jeonnam Marine Fisheries Science Institute (Director Kim Chung-nam) is making every effort to protect fisheries resources and increase the income of fishermen by releasing approximately 50,000 young octopuses, which were produced in-house, into the Suncheon, Hampyeong, Sinan, and Muan sea areas. The young octopuses released were hatched by the Jeonnam Marine Fisheries Science Institute's Western Branch Resource Development Research Institute, which secured mature female octopuses from April and raised them through over six months of feeding and stable water temperature management. They are approximately 3 to 5 cm in size. Jeonnam is a major production area for octopus. Last year's octopus production was 3,409 tons, accounting for about 58% of the national production (5,899 tons). However, as the resource volume has been continuously ...

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