The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Thursday that a wild pollock, locally called “myeongtae,” was caught in eastern waters near Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province. The fish, procured through a net installed 100 meters underwater, was 56 centimeters long, a tad smaller in size than its typical 61 centimeters. It was transported live to a research facility under the National Institute of Fisheries Science for further inspection.
The government has been running a recovery project worth 24.8 billion won ($21.9 million) since 2014 to invigorate the South Korean pollock population.