NIFS announced that it newly identified the eggs of fish unrecorded in South Korea and seven new juveniles in conducting its research of fisheries resources in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) this year. 

As NIFS identified further unrecorded seven fish species typically native to subtrpical waters in this year’s research, proceded by last year’s research having seen the eight unrecorded species, it was confirmed that it is no longer unusual for subtropical fish species to appear in Korean waters. 

In Korean waters, the average water temperature has increased by approximately 1.2℃ over the past 20 years due to the strengthening Kuroshio Current, etc., driving the influx of tropical and subtropical fish, having significant ecological changes in marine environment.