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Yesterday (19th), a huge flock of sardines appeared in the sea off Haeundae, Busan.

A shoal of sardines has recently appeared one after another on the coast of Tongyeong, and an unusual shoal of fish is appearing in the waters off Busan and Gyeongnam.



Reporter Park Myung-sun of KNN covered the story.



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Black waves ripple in the sea right in front of Haeundae Beach in Busan.



The black wave moving in the sea only 40-50m away from the white sandy beach is the sardine shoal.



The sardines keep moving in a band about the length of three or four luxury hotels in Haeundae.



Here in Haeundae Beach, as you can see, seagulls are hovering around the black belt, looking for their prey.



In the afternoon, sardines suddenly approached the shore and colored the calm autumn sea of ​​Haeundae.



[Seodaesong/Haeundae Beach Operation Team: There were many cases of people coming from the far sea side, but it was a strange experience because it was the first time they came so close.]



To check the shoal of fish, the Haeundae Beach security guard went directly into the sea. .



The sardines identified in the underwater photography were adults with a height of 25 to 30 cm.



It is clearly visible as a herd that continues to move in one direction.



[Seong-Hoon Cho / Safety Manager at Haeundae-gu Office Tourism Facility Management Office: (When I went into the sea) I was surprised that there were so many crowds that I couldn’t count the number, and I wondered if I could come this many.]



Sardines, a subtropical fish, are from September to November Many are caught until the end of the month.



It is unusual to see so many sardines in the sea off Haeundae Beach.



[Kim Hee-yong / Marine Fisheries Researcher, National Academy of Fisheries Science: Since sardines are sensitive to light, there is a possibility that they came in after seeing the light, and there are cases where they come in to avoid them by predators.]



Last month, untimely shoals of anchovies were found at Busan's Songdo and Gwangalli Beaches. As it appeared, there was also a scene where citizens caught themselves.



Meanwhile, unusual fish swarms have been occurring in Busan and Gyeongnam, with sardines appearing in the vicinity of Yongcho Village, Hansan-myeon, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do in recent days.