South Korea: Significant increase in the amount of anchovy eggs and fish produced in spring

The effect of an increase in mother anchovies and increase in prey organisms The National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) revealed that the number of anchovy eggs and larvae in the southern coast of this year increased significantly compared to the previous year. According to the National Fisheries Research Institute's Namhae Fisheries Research Institute, in April, the distribution density of anchovy eggs and larvae was 1.6 times and 1.9 times higher than that of the previous year in the southern coastal area (Wando~Busan). The distribution sea area was also concentrated in the eastern part of the South Sea last year, but this year, as the inflow of warm water accelerated, the spawning sea area was significantly expanded as anchovy eggs and fish were evenly distributed throughout the South Sea. The increase in the generation of anchovy eggs and larva seems to be due to an increase in the inflow of mother anchovies to the South Sea coast compared to the previous year, and the ...