Examining the low-water temperature response situation in Yeosu with Jeonnam Province and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in South Korea

South Jeolla Province announced on the 10th that Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kang Do-hyung and Executive Governor Myung Chang-hwan listened to on-site difficulties at the oyster operation and cage farm in Dolsan, Yeosu and conducted a preliminary inspection of the situation in response to low-water temperature cages in winter. According to South Jeolla Province, a low-water temperature advisory was issued in the waters of Nakwol Island, Yeonggwang, Hyoji Island, Shinan, and Hampyeong Bay on December 22 last year. The limit water temperature for aquaculture organisms in winter is 8℃ for filefish, 6.5℃ for sea bream, 5℃ for sea bream, and 4℃ for flounder. Among the 550 million farmed fish in the Jeonnam region, 31 million are sea bream, filefish, and croaker, which are vulnerable to low water temperatures, accounting for about 5.6% of the total. Among these, the number of fish farmed in the Yeosu area is about 220 million, including red sea bream, black sea bream, mullet, and ...