Emergency release of farmed fish in Gosu-on, South Chungcheong Province

Amid the ongoing heatwave causing sea water to become hotter, the South Chungcheong Province took the unprecedented step of urgently releasing farmed fish from net cages. On August 8, the province released 839,500 farmed rockfish in the seas around Boryeong Soda and Gonam, Taean. This emergency release was a preemptive measure taken due to the sustained high water temperatures following a warning issued on July 29, with concerns growing over the death of farmed fish. It is expected to have a positive effect on the creation of fishery resources. It also aims to reduce disposal costs in the event of fish deaths and to prevent environmental pollution. The released farmed fish included 158,800 fish from two fishing households in Boryeong and 687,000 fish from ten fishing households in Taean. The South Chungcheong Province provides 700 won per fish, along with a feed subsidy for small fish (less than 13 cm), as disaster relief funds to participating fishing households. The province ...