Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Downgrades High Water Temperature Crisis Alert to Caution

 

-The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries-led High Water Temperature Emergency Response Headquarters will continue to operate.

 

-Continued management of aquaculture organisms is necessary.

 

 The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) downgraded the high water temperature crisis alert* from “Severe Level 1” to “Warning**” at 12:00 PM on Sunday, September 29.

 

 * High water temperature crisis alert levels: Attention → Caution → Warning → Severe Level 1

 

 ** Criteria for issuing alert: When high water temperature alerts are issued for four or more sea areas

 

 The National Institute of Fisheries Science has downgraded the high water temperature alerts issued for 12 sea areas to Caution, as the possibility of a heat wave is low and water temperatures are gradually dropping. It also lifted watch alerts issued for 18 waters.

 

 * Major coastal water temperatures (as of 11:00 on September 29): Yeosu Yeoja (27.2℃), Seosan Chang-ri (27.0℃), Jeju (26.9℃), Yeosu Shinwol (26.6℃), Namhae Gangjin (26.1℃), Jinhae Jamdo (26.1℃), Busan Gijang (25.9℃), Ulsan Jinha (25.9℃), Gunsan Biando (25.7℃), Taean Anmyeondo (25.2℃), and Seosan Jigok (24.5℃)

 

 * Current status of high water temperature special report (as of September 29, 2024) in 12 sea areas

 

  Warning: Jeju coast, Geomundo coast, Cheonsu Bay in Chungcheongnam-do, Deukryang Bay, Yeoja Bay, and Gamak Bay in Jeollanam-do, Sacheon Bay and Gangjin Bay in Gyeongsangnam-do

 

 * You can check the waters where the high water temperature special report has been issued on the National Institute of Fisheries Science website.

 

 Until the high water temperature advisories are lifted in all areas, however, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will continue to operate the High-Temperature Emergency Response Headquarters led by the Minister. It will provide real-time water temperature information and conduct on-site inspections of aquaculture farms.

 

 Meanwhile, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries preemptively provided KRW 13.9 billion in disaster relief funds to aquaculture farms affected by this year's high water temperatures to support their recovery and stabilize livelihoods before the Chuseok holiday. To ensure prompt support, the Ministry is proceeding with damage assessments and related procedures for farms that have not yet received disaster relief funds.