[Discover Korea] Returning to river for reproduction

 

A school of dace swims upstream in the Namdae Stream in Gangneung, a coastal town in Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea.

The river fish, called "hwangeo 황어" in Korean, live most of their lives in the sea after being born in a river, and return to the river to lay eggs in March and April. 

 

  

Photos by Yoo Hyung-jae  

 

[Yoo Hyung-jae, who took these pictures, is a photo reporter at Yonhap News Agency who specializes in the ecological field.]    


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