GEOJE, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of fish farms in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, released a number of fish fry into the sea in a desperate bid to prevent massive deaths from hot sea water temperatures. A total of three fish farms with floating cages within the waters of the district released a [...]
TONGYEONG, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Gyeongsang Province’s southern coast is on alert as the scorching summer heat continues to wreak havoc on fish farms. The city of Tongyeong, which has the highest concentration of fish farms in the province, reported that some 890,000 fish had perished at 12 fish farms between August 2 [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With a searing heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly two weeks, heat damage to agricultural, livestock and fish farmers has been snowballing nationwide, officials said Friday. Seoul and almost all parts of the country have been gripped by a prolonged heat wave that sent daytime highs above 35 [...]
POHANG, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Smartphones can now be used to monitor how a fish grows inside a fish farm. The Pohang University of Science and Technology announced on Wednesday that the Gyeongbuk Sea Grant Center, the university’s affiliate research institution, has developed a wireless underwater camera system. Up until now, fish farm owners [...]
GOHEUNG, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing frigid weather conditions have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of fish raised on an aquafarm in South Jeolla Province, with more casualties to come according to the aggrieved owner. With temperatures coming in at almost 10 degrees below zero, the sight that greets visitors to [...]