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Amberjack

Amberjack

Seriola sp. — jack family (Carangidae); species-level scientific name not recorded (no definitive claim)

A large, fast-swimming migratory fish. It passes in schools along offshore walls and high-visibility dive sites. A dynamic spectacle of the East Sea and Ulleung open water.

No legal protected-species basis confirmed
01Profile

A migratory fish cutting through offshore walls

A large migratory fish of the jack family (Seriola) that swims fast and passes in schools along offshore walls and high-visibility dive sites. Notes describe only to the genus (Seriola) and make no definitive species-level scientific name.

02Habitat

The dynamism of the East Sea and Ulleung open water

A large migratory fish that passes in schools along offshore high-visibility walls such as Ssangjeongcho off Ulleung Island and around Ayajin in Goseong on the East Sea.

Ulleung / Dokdo open waterEast Sea
Migratory
Large migratory fish of offshore high-visibility walls
03Where you'll see it

Where to meet amberjack

Aggregated

Ssangjeongcho

Ulleung / Dokdo

Large migratory fish incl. amberjack (🟡 aggregated).

Verified

Ayajin

East Sea · Goseong

Amberjack (✅, Goseong-gun official).

04Protection
No legal protected-species basis confirmed

No separate legal protected-species basis has been confirmed.

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