Seaweed restoration of whitening event area

Albinism is the whitening event in coastal ecosystems that coralline algae cover the rock where seaweeds live, marking it seem white. To restore the seaweed forest, KNPS(Korea National Park Service) attempted restoration of... [ view full abstract ]

Albinism is the whitening event in coastal ecosystems that coralline algae cover the rock where seaweeds live, marking it seem white. To restore the seaweed forest, KNPS(Korea National Park Service) attempted restoration of seaweed that diappeared due to the albinism in areas of Hallyeohaesang national park, Korea. We restored 3 species of seaweeds, 1 species of Fucales and 2 species of Laminariales, of underwater longline, sporebag and rocky cleaning methods at Song-do, Geoje in 2015-2016(restoration size: 2,400㎡). Also, KNPS restored Sargassum horneri which is gathered around the coast by using direct transplantation method with environment-friendly prompt cement at Manji-do, Tongyeong in 2016.

(restoration size: 1,000㎡) As a result, Fucales transplantation in the barren ground was successful in terms of recovery of marine ecosystem.