Red snappers, 20,000 in number, dive into the sea riding on "underwater drones"

The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency, in collaboration with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, released approximately 20,000 juvenile red mullet into the coastal waters of Hamori (Moseulpo) in Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo City, using underwater drones. The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency revealed on the 22nd that they utilized their new technology, the "aquatic biological release device using underwater drones," for this release. This method allows for real-time monitoring of environmental data such as water temperature and seabed topography without the need for divers, enabling the release of seeds at the desired location, and notably reducing the risk of safety accidents. The agency had previously conducted a pilot release of rockfish using underwater drones off the coast of Pohang last month. The head of the Hamori fishing community, who attended the red mullet release site on Jeju's coast, said, "Unlike the previous methods, I was impressed that we could observe the movement of ...