Sea crab larvae drying up... South Chungcheong resumes release

Published Aug 4, 2025

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Recently, as the stock of crab has significantly decreased in some areas of the West Sea, making the situation for fishermen increasingly difficult, the Chungnam Fisheries Resources Research Institute has taken action to recover the resources by urgently releasing 220,000 young crabs. Crabs are a type of seafood in South Korea with high year-round consumption, but due to the decrease in resources and growth problems in the West Sea, the annual catch has been decreasing, causing significant damage to fishermen. In response, the Chungnam Fisheries Resources Research Institute sequentially released a total of 220,000 young crabs in Taean (July 1) and Seocheon (July 4), with 100,000 crabs in each location, and 20,000 crabs in Dangjin (July 28).

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Recently, as the stock of crab has significantly decreased in some areas of the West Sea, making it harder for fishermen, the South Chungcheong Fisheries Resources Research Institute has taken action to recover the resources by urgently releasing 220,000 young crabs. Crabs are a type of seafood in South Korea that has a high year-round consumption, but due to the decrease in the stock in the West Sea and the problem of growth decline, the catch volume is decreasing every year, causing great damage to the fishermen. In response, the South Chungcheong Fisheries Resources Research Institute recently released a total of 220,000 young crabs sequentially in Taean (July 1), Seocheon (July 4), and Dangjin (July 28), with 100,000, 100,000, and 20,000 respectively. The young crabs released this time were artificially hatched from female crabs secured in Boryeong in April and May, and were raised healthily to about 1.0 cm in shell width within the South Chungcheong Fisheries Resources ...

Source: Fisheco