On the 9th, Chukimyeon Dongcheon Area, Juvenile Fish Release
Gyeongbuk Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute Freshwater Fish Research Center releasing 90,000 juvenile freshwater snails into Dongcheon, Yeongyang-gun.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] On the 9th, the Freshwater Fish Research Center of the Gyeongbuk Fisheries Resources Research Institute released 90,000 juvenile freshwater snails (daseulgi) in the Dongcheon area of Togu-ri, Cheonggi-myeon, Yeongyang-gun.
The daseulgi released in Yeongyang-gun were healthy juveniles produced this year by the Freshwater Fish Research Center, and the release was conducted to enhance inland water fishery resources and restore the inland aquatic ecosystem.
Daseulgi live hidden among stones or sand in streams, feeding on organic matter and aquatic plants on the bottom. They play an important role in the inland water food chain and are known to greatly help improve water quality and restore ecosystems, to the extent that they are called the "cleaners" of streams.
However, recently, due to indiscriminate overharvesting and habitat loss caused by environmental pollution such as domestic sewage and pesticides, the inland aquatic ecosystem has been gradually deteriorating as the population of daseulgi decreases.
To increase fishery resources, the county, with support from Gyeongbuk Province, released a total of 40,000 fish in two rounds: 20,000 willow fish, 10,000 carp, and 10,000 crucian carp in August, and 20,000 juvenile Korean bullhead fish in October.
In particular, Cheonggi-myeon in Yeongyang-gun, where the daseulgi were released, is famous for hosting the "Cheonggi Golburi Festival," a representative local festival that attracts many tourists every year, making this daseulgi release even more meaningful.
Mr. An Haedeuk, chairman of the Cheonggi Golburi Festival Promotion Committee, who attended the release event, said, “Daseulgi serve as food for the larvae of fireflies, which represent clean Yeongyang. Through this release, next year’s festival is expected to be more abundant and enjoyable.”
Park Hong-yeol, a member of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council’s Agriculture and Fisheries Committee who attended the event, said, “We will strive to promote the release project through close consultation with Gyeongbuk Province for the continuous release of juvenile fish and juveniles of inland water fishery resources, and we ask for active efforts to conserve inland water fishery resources and stream ecosystems even after the release.”
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