Gyeongnam’s mussel and oysters scorched earth due to high water disaster in South Korea

This year, due to the high water temperature, the oyster and mussel deaths in the waters near Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam, Geoje-si, Namhae-gun, and Goseong-gun have reached a catastrophic level, and fishermen are calling for prompt support from the government and local governments. According to oyster farmer fishermen in Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam, about 30% of farmed oysters in the East Sea and almost all in the West Sea have died, referring to the East Sea and West Sea based on Tongyeong. The West Sea refers to the area of Jaran~Saryang, the seas off Ha-il-myeon, Saryang-do, Chilcheon-do, and some of the waters of Goseong-gun and Namhae-gun. The affected fishermen stated, “It seems that the oysters died when they stopped growing, so the deaths started around August and they all died around Chuseok.” The National Institute of Fisheries Science is investigating, but they suspect that the high water temperature and hypoxic water mass are the cause. The fishermen stated, “We have never ...