The effect of aquatic seed release project on 4 varieties of sea cucumber, horse mackerel, stone bream and blue crab in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Published Jul 26, 2021

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Gyeongnam Province has found that its aquatic seed release project, which has seen the release of 400 million seeds since 1993, has been effective in increasing resources and contributing to an increase in fishery income. A survey found that the ratio of released seeds in the catch ranged from 6% to 32%, with the project particularly favored by fishermen. The province is conducting a three-year study on the economic feasibility of the stocking business and expects the project to continue to contribute to the increase in fisheries and fishery income.

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As a result of the survey on the effect of the aquatic seed release project, Gyeongnam Province announced that the aquatic seed release project was effective in increasing resources, as the ratio of released aquatic seeds in the catch ranged from a minimum of 6% to a maximum of 32%. In order to recover fishery resources and increase the income of fishermen, Gyeongnam Province has been carrying out a fishery seed purchase and stocking project since 1993, and has released 400 million aquatic seeds until last year. We are conducting a survey on the effect of aquaculture seed release. A survey of fishermen conducted last year also showed that the fishery resource creation project is contributing to an increase in fishery income, and among them, the fisherman's preference is the fishery seed release project. Since last year, we have been conducting a three-year effectiveness study until 2022 on four varieties of sea cucumber, horsetail, stone bream, and southeast blue crab that are ...

Source: Fisheco