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Exploring the possibility of year-round farming of southern scallops in South Korea

Frozen Scallop
South Korea
Published Nov 30, 2021

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Year-round farming of scallops is promoted in Goseong and Tongyeong, Gyeongnam. The National Institute of Fisheries Science and Technology Namdonghae Research Institute (Director Hyeon-Jeong Lim) stocked two scallop farms near Goseong Bay on the 19th. The research institute, which started to evaluate the possibility of fertilization on the East Coast in 2019, conducted a study to evaluate the cultivation efficiency and suitable area for two years in Goseong Bay and Yeonhwa Island. In summer, when the water temperature is high, all deaths occurred, but in Yeonhwa Island, the survival rate was 20% in September and the growth was much faster. This year, we are promoting on-site verification of the possibility of year-round cultivation of scallops in the southern coast, and recently transplanted scallops farmed in Gangwon-do. Haeman scallops are being farmed in Tongyeong, Geoje, and Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do. However, after November, when winter enters, death proceeds, and in winter it is rested.

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Year-round farming of scallops is promoted in Goseong and Tongyeong, Gyeongnam. The National Institute of Fisheries Science and Technology Namdonghae Research Institute (Director Hyeon-Jeong Lim) stocked two scallop farms near Goseong Bay on the 19th. The research institute, which started to evaluate the possibility of fertilization in the East Coast in 2019, conducted a study to evaluate the cultivation efficiency and suitable area for two years in Goseong Bay and Yeonhwa Island. In summer, when the water temperature is high, all deaths occurred, but in Yeonhwa Island, the survival rate was 20% in September and the growth was much faster. This year, we are promoting on-site verification of the possibility of year-round cultivation of scallops in the southern coast, and recently transplanted scallops farmed in Gangwon-do. Haeman scallops are being farmed in Tongyeong, Geoje, and Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do. However, after November, when winter enters, death proceeds, and in winter ...
Source: Fisheco
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