Abstract
The fish species composition and its seasonal variation of the middle East Sea of Korea were investigated from May 2004 to January 2005 using gill and set nets. A total of 59 species of fishes belonging to 31 families in 11 orders were identified in the gill and set nets; 33 species in 15 families and 6 orders were collected by the gill net, and 36 species in 26 families and 10 orders were collected by the set net. Among the fishes collected by gill net, the order Scorpaeniformes was dominant; the number of species as well as individuals was highest in summer; the biomass was highest in winter. However, in fishes collected by set net, the order Perciformes was dominant, the number of species was highest in autumn, the number of individuals was highest in spring, and the biomass was highest in winter. The fish composition of the middle East Sea differed considerably from that of the south East Sea, especially in the species composition of the order Scorpaeniformes and Pleuronectiformes. Principal component analyses for each net showed that the fish species composition depends on the kind of net used, even though the investigation was carried out in the same area and at the same time.
2004년 5월부터 2005년 1월까지 강원도 고성군 죽왕면 오호리 연안에서 자망과 정치망으로 사계절에 걸쳐 출현하는 어류의 종조성 및 계절변동을 조사하였다. 동해 중부연안에서 자망과 정치망에서 어획된 어류는 총 11목 31과 59종으로, 자망에서 6목 15과 33종, 정치망에서 10목 26과 36종이 출현하였다. 자망에서는 쏨뱅이목 (Scorpaeniformes)이 우점하였으며, 어종수 및 개체수에서는 여름철이 다른 계절에 비해 높았고 생체량은 겨울철이 가장 높았다. 반면 정치망의 경우 농어목 (Perciformes)이 우점하였으며, 어종수는 가을철, 개체수는 봄철, 생체량은 겨울철에 각각 높았다. 동해 중부해역은 동해 남부해역과 달리 쏨뱅이목 및 가자미목 어류가 상대적으로 우점하게 출현하였다. 각 네트에 대한 주성분분석 결과는 동지역, 동시기에 조사가 이루어졌다 할지라도 사용 어구에 따라 종조성이 달라지는 것을 보여주었다.
