Cosmetics from jellyfish¡¯s collagen?
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The government unveiled on Wednesday an unusual plan to fight the threat of jellyfish to the country’s bathers: turning the sea creatures into cosmetics.

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that it aims to eradicate the jellyfish by exploring ways to extract collagen from the creatures to produce commercial cosmetics.

To that end, the ministry has asked the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute to conduct research to find a way to carry out the plan. If the research turns out to be commercially viable, the fishing industry will reap benefits from sales as well as a less volatile sea.
 Jellyfish have become a growing concern for Korean policymakers, vacationers and residents living in coastal areas. The ministry has been battling to control the fast spread of jellyfish in recent months, a phenomenon reportedly linked to abnormally high water temperatures.

“Various measures will be implemented to minimize the threat of jellyfish which has posed a threat to both the fishing industry and human lives,” said an official at the ministry.

An 8-year-old girl playing at a beach near Incheon died on Aug. 10 after a jellyfish stung her. In addition, 45 vacationers at Busan’s Haeundae Beach were attacked last Wednesday.

Jellyfish are estimated to cost as much as 300 billion won ($264 million) annually to the local fishing industry.

Up until now, the Korean government has had few options to grapple with the threat. Even if fishing boats catch jellyfish, they are dumped back into the ocean since they presently hold no value as food or for industrial ingredients.

Meanwhile, the ministry said it plans to purchase jellyfish caught during fishing in order to minimize secondary damage when jellyfish get dumped back into the ocean.

Near the waters of Shinan and Gunsan in South Jeolla Province alone, authorities have removed a total of 214 tons of jellyfish. The ministry said it has set aside 1.9 billion won for the jellyfish purchase program this year and will secure a bigger budget if the problem persists.
 

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