BUSAN, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A substance that can stop the buildup of a harmful component called amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaque, which can lead to dementia, has been found in a type of jellyfish toxin. Researchers from the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) recently made an important discovery. They found a special substance, known [...]
GOSEONG, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With jellyfish flocking to the coast due to high water temperatures, coastal authorities and fishermen are scrambling to protect beach visitors. A jellyfish can grow up to 200 kilograms, large enough to rip fishing nets. Packs of smaller jellyfish can also obstruct commercial fishing by taking away the space [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Thursday that it will launch a project this year to eradicate the polyps of Aurelia aurita, a species is destabilizing the marine ecosystem and interfering with the fishing industry. The project will be implemented at the port of Jeongok in Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, under the auspices of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, announced Tuesday that it has developed a drone that can detect red tide and jellyfish, and also collect water for sampling. According to the NFRDI, although it has been using drones to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones mounted with high definition cameras are being used in many fields, and this time they have been put into use to manage golf courses. Asiad Country Club in Busan enlisted drones to help manage its golf course. Officials at the club anticipate that the drones will be able to record the [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As the temperatures of the surrounding seas of Korean peninsula is going up, the number of patients, mostly holidaymakers to the beaches, suffering from the stings of jellyfish, is rising. According to the National Health Insurance Service, the number of people stung by jellyfish has increased to 1,183 in [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – To keep the “unwelcome guests” of jellyfish at bay on the summer beaches, the Korean government plans to set up an integrated control system which detects and spot jellyfish automatically and kills them by robots. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on July 15 that it would develop the jellyfish control [...]