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Marine Resources Propagated in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- A campaign for protecting and propagating marine resources is being conducted in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Fishery stations on the east coast have built more than 20 cultivation farms to further increase marine resources.
    Sea cucumbers, abalones, sea urchins and mussels which are under special protection are being artificially bred in spawning and cultivation farms Hatching, fry-breeding and cultivating farms built in the Samho, Hongwon and Rakwon fishery stations under the South Hamgyong Provincial Deep-sea Fishery Complex and other fishery stations are paying off. The Yanghwa Fishery Station has put the breeding of abalone and sea urchin fries on a scientific and technical basis on the modernly furnished cultivation farm and released tends of millions of fries in the sea.
    The North Hamgyong and Kangwon Provincial Fishery Complexes have arranged cultivation farms to suit the sea conditions and sea animal and plant features and put fish cultivation on a scientific basis.
    Great efforts are being directed to expanding kelp and laver cultivation farms and improving the inhabitant conditions of shell-fishes on the Pupho, Kumipho and other sea farms on the west coast.
    Freshwater fish stations in different parts of the country have cultivated natural fodder including water plants and set up facilities necessary for freshwater fish on fish farms, rivers and lakes.
    The intensified campaign for protecting and propagating marine resources has resulted in increasing marine resources of the country.
    What is noteworthy is that the shell-fish resources have increased 10 times those before the campaign and the hard shell clam resources which had been on the edge of extinction have been revived.
    Freshwater fish resources are also growing in the Taedong, Chongchon, Ryesong, Jangja and other rivers.