In the offshore of Jeju, fisheries authorities continued to investigate the cause as the abalone continued to die for unknown reasons.

According to Jeju Island on the 21st, in February, starting with the village cooperative fishing ground in Beophwan-dong, Seogwipo-si, the abalone was killed in the village fishing grounds in Taeheung 3-ri and Wimi 2--ri, Namwon-eup.

Our abalone had the sucker's adsorption power dropping off the stone, causing the abalone grain to rot or the starfish to eat, leaving only an empty shell.

In addition, it was confirmed that the abalone that grew in the coastal sea was killed without the cultivation of breeding cultivation of natural and young abalone.

Because of this, haenyeo are taking risks to harvest abalone and go far into the sea.

The amount of collection was also noticeably reduced.

"We have not been able to confirm the exact amount of death, but the amount of abalone in the village, which averaged 50-60kg per day, has recently decreased to 10-20kg in recent years," said Seung-cheol Ko, chief of law and fishing village. "I am having trouble working with the upset."

In this situation, the cause of the abalone death has not been clarified yet, so fishermen are only burning inside each day.

Fisheries officials are raising the possibility that the abalone might have died because of the warm weather last winter.

As a result of a survey conducted by the Jeju Institute of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by submerging in a fishing village village, a large number of abalone abalones were found, and seaweed, which is commonly used as a prey for abalone, was not growing well around coastal seas.

Accordingly, the researchers are investigating the possibility that the seaweed did not grow well due to the warmth of the winter, and the possibility that the abalone starved to death.

It was confirmed that there was no abnormality, although it was confirmed whether or not an infectious disease was infected by bringing the dead abalone.

A researcher said, "The water temperature of the villagers is measured to be 1 to 2 degrees higher than the average." There are various causes of death such as freshwater, wastewater, natural enemies, and so on. I am confirming. "

Earlier, in Jeju, a large amount of abalone was killed in a farm near the Namjeju Thermal Power Plant in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, in 2007, causing damages of 2 billion won.

(Photo = Provided by the law and fishing village community, Yonhap News)