South Korea: Boryeong-si takes the lead in recovering blue crab resources in the West Sea

Frozen Crab

South Korea

Published Jun 28, 2022

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Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do is actively engaged in the fishery seed purchase and discharge business to recover and multiply the aquatic resources that are declining due to reckless overfishing and climate warming. Boryeong-si announced on the 22nd that it had released 1.18 million blue crab seeds from the seas of Wonsan-do and Sapsi-do, Ocheon-myeon. The blue crabs released this time were purchased with a project cost of 200 million won, and the carapace width is 1cm or more. Boryeong-si has completed the infectious disease testing of released aquatic organisms at the Fisheries Resources Research Center in Chungcheongnam-do, and selected only high-quality seeds with good vitality and health. Released blue crabs will grow to a carapace of 6.4 cm or more this fall, and after 2-3 years they will become adults, which is expected to greatly contribute to the income increase of fishermen. According to Boryeong City, the catch of blue crab has been continuously decreasing since it peaked in 2015, so it is continuously promoting the seed purchase and release business, such as releasing 860,000 blue crab seeds in 2020 and 1.15 million in 2021.

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Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do is actively engaged in the fishery seed purchase and release business to recover and multiply aquatic resources, which are declining due to reckless overfishing and climate warming. Boryeong-si announced on the 22nd that it had released 1.18 million blue crab seeds from the seas of Wonsan-do and Sapsi-do, Ocheon-myeon. The blue crabs released this time were purchased with a project cost of 200 million won, and the carapace width is 1cm or more. Boryeong-si has completed the infectious disease testing of released aquatic organisms at the Fisheries Resources Research Center in Chungcheongnam-do, and selected only high-quality seeds with good vitality and health. Released blue crabs will grow to a carapace of 6.4 cm or more this fall, and after 2-3 years they will become adults, which is expected to greatly contribute to the income increase of fishermen. According to Boryeong City, the catch of blue crab has been continuously decreasing since it peaked ...

Source: Fisheco