Yeonggwang County ( Yeonggwang-gun ) is a county in South Jeolla Province , South Korea .
6-569: Yeonggwang is a large producer of a fish, the small yellow croaker which are sometimes given by Korean people as a gift to others. It is called Yeonggwang gulbi (meaning "dried croaker") among Koreans, and it is nicknamed "rice thief" because of its wide popularity. The fish originated from the Goryeo Dynasty . They migrate northward from the East China Sea , where they spend the winter season, to Yeonpyeongdo Island, to spawn at
12-474: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Larimichthys polyactis Larimichthys polyactis , called the redlip croaker , small yellow croaker , little yellow croaker or yellow corvina , is a species of croaker native to the western Pacific, generally in temperate waters such as the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea . Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from
18-453: Is almost rectangular. They have red lips, grey gold body, gold belly and light yellow fins. The inside of its mouth is white and the gill slit is black. In its head are two hard, pale, white bones that keep balance when they swim, which is also used as a material for medicine. They can make noise by moving their air bladder in order not to scatter. They have a habit of leaping above the sea. In winter, they move to warm water. The breeding season
24-454: Is from March to June. Usually they spawn 30,000 ~ 70,000 eggs. Once an abundant commercial fish off the coasts of China, Korea and Japan, its population collapsed in the 1970s due to overfishing . Global catch later rebounded, with 388,018 t landed in 2008. Salted and dried, they are a food product known as gulbi (굴비) in Korean. Yeonggwang gulbi is a prized delicacy, selling for over $ 100
30-406: The same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 million years ago. They are benthopelagic feeders that usually eat shrimp, zooplankton , or sometimes small fishes. They remain in shallow waters above 120 m, but avoid brackish conditions. They are typically found where the sea floor is sand or mud. Males can reach 42 cm while the common length is about 30 cm. Their body shape
36-620: The start of the thawing season. They spawn at sea in front of Chilsan , near Beopseongpo in Yeonggwang, between April 10 and 30, while moving northward. The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant was established in 1979 and has reached its full capacity. Now there are six plants. In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang achieved a position of third in the world, ranked by the degree of utilization. 35°16′30″N 126°30′34″E / 35.27500001°N 126.509444454°E / 35.27500001; 126.509444454 This South Korea location article
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