Gyeonggi Marine and Fisheries Resources Institute Releases 35,000 Native Juvenile Fish Including Crucian Carp

The Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute released 35,000 juvenile native fish, including freshwater snails, crucian carp, and mudfish, into the Tancheon Stream in Seongnam on the 2nd to restore fishery resources and preserve biodiversity.

The juvenile fish were produced in-house by the Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute through its experimental research projects and are healthy stocks that have passed aquatic animal disease inspections.

Freshwater snails and crucian carp are representative species that play a fundamental role in river and stream ecosystems, while mudfish feed on aquatic larvae, helping to reduce harmful insects in an environmentally friendly way.

The Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute is releasing juvenile fish into the Tancheon Stream in Seongnam on the 2nd. Provided by Gyeonggi-do

The Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute selected the Tancheon Stream, a location frequented by many citizens, as the first release site to widely promote the necessity and effectiveness of restoring native fish species. The release event was attended by key figures, including Bang Seonghwan, Chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council's Agriculture and Fisheries Committee, as well as Seongnam City Council members and other officials, adding significance to the occasion.

Starting with the Tancheon Stream in Seongnam, the institute plans to sequentially release a total of 580,000 juvenile fish of four native species-freshwater snails, crucian carp, mudfish, and carp-into 13 rivers and streams across the province throughout September.

The scheduled release sites include: Gapyeong (Gapyeongcheon), Namyangju (Saneungcheon and Guuncheon), Yangpyeong (Yanggeuncheon), Yeoju (Namhangang), Yeoncheon (Imjingang), Osan (Osancheon), Suwon (Shindae Lake), Pyeongtaek (Namyang Lake and Tongbokcheon), Pocheon (Hantangang), and Ansan and Hwaseong (Tando Lake).

Kim Seonggon, Director of the Gyeonggi-do Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute, stated, "We will continue to steadily promote the release of native juvenile fish to protect inland water ecosystems in the future."