Nonsan city begins hunting for 'bigmouth bass' threatening Tapjeong Lake's ecosystem... Nonsan city launches full-scale eradication campaign

Aiming to capture 800kg by December... Deploying professional divers and operating collection boxes to prevent spread Nonsan City has launched a full-scale effort to combat the invasive species, the largemouth bass, which is a major cause of ecosystem destruction, focusing on the area around Tapjeong Lake. The city has set a clear goal to capture more than 800kg by December, and is making all-out efforts to prevent spread by employing professional divers for selective capture and operating collection boxes. The largemouth bass has few natural predators and is highly aggressive, making it a leading invasive species that causes the extinction of native fish and the collapse of aquatic ecosystems. If it proliferates, it can lead to a decrease in purifying organisms such as freshwater shrimp, resulting in the deterioration of water quality. To this end, the city is using the selective capture technology of divers to conduct focused collection, and the captured individuals are recycled ...