Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Catch Distribution of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola off Korean Waters

한국 주변해역에서의 개복치(Mola mola) 어획현황

  • Lee, Dong-Woo (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Hwa (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Choi, Kwang-Ho (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
  • 이동우 (국립수산과학원 자원관리과) ;
  • 최정화 (국립수산과학원 자원관리과) ;
  • 최광호 (국립수산과학원 자원관리과)
  • Received : 2013.07.29
  • Accepted : 2013.10.16
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

To determine the status of sunfish fishery, fishing places, body size, weight, etc. were investigated from 2010 to 2012 in Busan Cooperative Fish Market. Most of the sunfish were caught by large purse seine around Jeju island, and the fishing ground of sunfish were reached from Heuksando in the southern Yellow Sea to Guryongpo in the southern East Sea. The range of total length (TL) of the sunfish caught by purse seine was 55-271 cm, and the estimated length-weight relationship was $BW=8E-06TL^{3.3797}$. From the relationship, the weight of 50 cm in total length was estimated to be ca. 4 kg, TL 100 cm was ca 46 kg, TL 200 cm was ca 478 kg, and TL 271 cm was estimated to be 1,336 kg.

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