Netizens are drawing attention regarding the'jellyfish monitoring agent' managed by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute.



In early August, the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute began recruiting jellyfish monitoring personnel, saying, "Anyone interested in jellyfish can participate."

The agent also explained that when a jellyfish is found in the sea, such as a beach, you can take a picture and report it via mobile phone.




This activity has recently begun to gain attention when an online community has posted a certificate stating that a jellyfish was found and reported and received a souvenir.

According to the author, the reporter received a thank-you letter from the National Fisheries Research Institute, a manual on how to deal with damage from contact with jellyfish, and a jellyfish type guide.



Netizens showed tremendous interest, such as "Where can I see the jellyfish? I want to report it and receive a mood lamp", and "I have a willingness to pay for money, so please sell it as a product."



Accordingly, an official from the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute expressed appreciation for the hot response.

An official said, "There is a limit in monitoring jellyfish nationwide, so we tried to monitor the public participation that can accumulate big data to prevent stinging accidents and minimize fishery damage." Starting with September 11, a total of 317 reports were received.”



In fact, through this, data on the appearance of jellyfish are accumulated and reflected in the weekly report published on the website of the National Fisheries Research Institute every Thursday, and he added that it is receiving a lot of help in accumulating basic data for jellyfish research.




Regarding the jellyfish mood, which has become popular online, he said, "Some souvenirs were only provided to 150 people on a first-come, first-served basis from July to August this year." .



Lastly, an official said, "

If you are not a monitoring agent, you can report any jellyfish anytime. I hope that the report will be activated and settled through this opportunity,

" and encouraged many participation.



This is'News Pick'.



(Photo ='Korea Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Facebook, online community capture)