South Korea: Wouldn't the anchovies disappear even if they were caught without any restrictions?

Kim Hee-yong, Research Director, Coastal Resources Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science It has been recently argued that there are 16 million tons of anchovies in the Korean sea, and the potential production capacity is 100 million tons. About 200,000 tons of anchovies are caught every year, so if this is true, the amount is 80 times the annual catch. There is no doubt that anchovy has the highest amount of resources among major commercial fish species such as mackerel, squid, and cutlassfish that live in our seas. Last year, Korea's fishery production was 940,000 tons, so it can be said that the amount is considerable. If so, wouldn't the anchovies disappear even if they were caught wildly for a long time without any restrictions? Anchovy is the species with the largest family among about 20,000 species of fish that live in the sea. Anchovy is small and lacks strength, but has a quick temper. That is why it was named anchovy because “if it comes out of the water, it ...