SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Thursday it has succeeded in massive captive propagation for endangered hawk-billed sea turtles. Previously, efforts to propagate sea turtles in captivity were carried out in small cohorts ranging from two to 24 individuals. However, in this particular case, the artificial incubation of [...]
BUSAN, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 8 in 10 sea turtles living on the coast of South Korea have consumed plastic, a study showed Thursday. A research team from the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, jointly with the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea and the National Institute of Ecology, conducted [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The government confirmed that young sea turtles released on Jeju Island last September have safely settled on the coast of Vietnam. The turtles in question are 4-year-old sea turtles bred through captive propagation in 2017 by the South Korean government. Sea turtles hatch in Vietnam, and typically come to [...]
SEOGWIPO, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries released 18 sea turtles in the waters at Jeju Island’s Jungmun Saekdal Beach on Friday. Eight artificially incubated hawksbill sea turtles and green turtles were released as well as a rescued green turtle and a loggerhead sea turtle. The ministry reported that there [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ocean ministry said Tuesday it plans to release 14 endangered sea turtles into waters off a southern island this week as part of efforts to preserve the species in the wild. The sea turtles, including some that were rescued or brought into the country for research purposes, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sea turtles released by the government were found to have spent the winter in warmer waters in Southeast Asia before returning to South Korea. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, since releasing 116 sea turtles that were rescued and received treatment in 2015, has been monitoring some of the [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Two injured green sea turtles that were rescued from Busan and Geoje Island returned to the sea on October 28 after a year of recovery and rehabilitation. The endangered turtles were rescued after being caught in fishing nets last year. They had superficial cuts and other injuries, and showed [...]