North Gyeongsang Province releases 150,000 abalones to fishing communities affected by forest fires.

The Gyeongbuk Marine Resources Research Institute released 150,000 healthy young abalones for free into five fishing communities (seven fishing villages) in Yeongdeok County's coastal area on the 19th to aid in the recovery of the ecosystem damaged by forest fires and to increase the income of local fishermen. The young abalones released this time were harvested in April of last year and underwent 20 months of systematic breeding management and water quality improvement, growing to a size of over 3.5 cm each. They were tested for aquatic animal infectious diseases before release to ensure their safety and are considered superior seeds. The release sites were five fishing communities (seven villages) in the forest fire-damaged areas of Gyeongjeong 1-ri, Gyeongjeong 2-ri, Gyeongjeong 3-ri, Seok-ri, and Nomul-ri (Daetan-ri and Obo-ri) in Yeongdeok County, and the project was jointly carried out by the Gyeongbuk Marine Resources Research Institute, Yeongdeok County, and each fishing ...