Abstract
Distribution of drifting larvae of scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis, was studied in the Yeong-il Bay in 1973, 1978, and 1979. The range of the bottom water temperature was 10∼19$^{\circ}C$ and that of salinity was 32.58∼34.55 . The larvae appeared from early March to mid-July with maximum abundance from mid- April to early June. Drifting period of larvae is about a month, and then the larvae begin to settle on the substratum. In the Yeong-il Bay setting period was from early Arpil to late June with maximum abundance from mid-May to eary June. The highest density of drifting larvae was found in the vicinity of Dae-dong-bae(Station H) among the observed stations, and the density was much higher in 1979 than in the other years observed. Vertical distribution of the larvae is closely related to the depth of the water column. High density of the larvae was observed in the bottom layer. The larvae were most abundant in the bottom-most layer, and in the place where the water depth is 24m, 42% appeared in the 4m layer from the bottom, and 80% in the 8m layer from the bottom, and where the water depth is 16m, 50% in the bottom-most 4m, and 90% in the layer up to 8m.
가리비(scallop)는 한해성인 대형 조개류로서 우리나라 동해안에 분포하고 있으나, 영일만이나 영흥만과 같은 만 또는 그 부근에 특히 많은편이다. 가리비는 패주로서 중요할 뿐만 아니라 패각은 대규모 굴(oyster)양식의 부착기질로서도 중요하다. 우리나라에 있어서는 가리비 양식의 필요성이 크나, 양식의 기본문제가 되는 종묘생산 뿐만아니라, 이를 위한 기초연구들이 되어 있지 않다. 가리비의 양식적지라고 생각되는 우리나라 동해안을 대상으로 양식을 위해 현재까지 조사된 것은 1973년에 본대학 천해양식학연구실과 수산진흥원 포항지원의 공동조사 자료의 일부를 이등 (1977)이 발표한 것 뿐이며, 그 내용 중 부유유생에 관한 것은 4월 22일부터 6월 18일 까지 사이에 6회를 조사한 것 뿐이다.