Gyeongnam Fisheries Resources Research Institute, distribution of young shellfish

The representative aquatic resource of the Seomjin River, the freshwater mussel, has been released in large numbers to restore its population and improve the income of fishermen. The Gyeongnam Fisheries Resources Research Institute's Shellfish Culture Research Center, in collaboration with the Seomjin River Freshwater Mussel Cooperative, distributed 330,000 young freshwater mussels it produced, and is actively pushing for the increase of freshwater mussel resources and the strengthening of the local fishing industry. The freshwater mussels distributed this time are the result of a four-month process, including seed management and larval rearing, using seeds secured with the cooperation of the Seomjin River Freshwater Mussel Cooperative. Freshwater mussels live on rocks and stones in the Seomjin River estuary, where seawater and freshwater meet, and are called "freshwater mussels." They are also called "cherry mussels" because they bloom like cherry blossoms and because their best ...