Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Changes in Body Size in a Land-locked Population of Sweet Smelt Plecoglossus altivelis (Pisces: Osmeridae), Related to the Construction of a Fishway in Lake Okjeong, Korea

옥정호 어도 설치 후 육봉형 은어 Plecoglossus altivelis (Pisces: Osmeridae)의 체장변화

  • Ko, Myeong-Hun (Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Science and Institute for Biological Diversity, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Young (Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Science and Institute for Biological Diversity, Chonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2013.05.28
  • Accepted : 2013.08.30
  • Published : 2013.08.31
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Abstract

Churyeong Stream flows 37km from the mouth of Lake Okjeong and is impeded by many weirs that hamper the active movement of land-locked sweet smelt fish (Plecoglossus altivelis) that ascend and descend between the lake and the upper stream. In late December 2006, a fishway was constructed in a weir of the lower reach of Churyeong Stream, where juveniles begin their ascent to mature upstream. At 13 sites along the stream from April to October 2007, we investigated the effects of the newly constructed fishway on sweet smelt growth. After construction of the fishway, juvenile sweet smelt were able to migrate freely upstream, something that had previously only been possible when the weir was in flood. The body size of mature sweet smelt collected during the spawning season in September 2007 was greatly increased compared to previous seasons, measuring an average of $163{\pm}21.5mm$ in standard length. These measurements were 13mm, 20mm, and 57mm longer than body length averages for mature sweet smelt collected in 2006, 2004, and 2005, respectively. Therefore, it is likely to be necessary for the construction of fishways on streams and rivers containing land-locked sweet smelt populations to increase average body sizes and viability.

옥정호로 유입되는 37km의 추령천에는 육봉화된 은어의 이동을 가로막는 많은 보가 설치되어 있었으나 2006년 12월 옥정호 추령천 하류에는 은어가 성숙하기 위해 추령천 상류로 이동하도록 어도가 설치되었다. 따라서 2007년 4월부터 10월까지 13개 지점에서 어도와 은어의 성장률을 조사하였다. 그 결과 어도의 설치 후, 치어들은 강수량이 풍부했던 시기에만 소상할 수 있는 상류를 새로 설치된 어도를 통해서 자유롭게 상류로 이동할 수 있었다. 2007년 9월 산란시기 동안 성숙된 은어는 $163{\pm}21.5mm$로 어도가 설치되기 전인 2006년에 비해 약 13mm, 2004년 약 20mm, 2005년 약 57mm정도 더 크게 나타났다. 따라서 하천에서 어도는 육봉형 은어집단의 평균 크기와 생존력에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 확인되었다.

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