• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 2013

This study were classified the type of fishway installed on the tributary of Nakdong River, and analyze the state was to establish a management plan. As a result showed low installation ratio of fishway which includes 9,164 weirs at the 786 streams of the tributary of Nakdong River and 1,263 fishways. The type of fishway is shown as 62% for standard type and 38% for non-standard type. Assessment results of fishway condition, the ones in good condition, moderate and poor condition fishways are examined as 28%, 66%, 6%, respectively. In the past, there happened to install the fishways without discussing with fishery research institution but it is judged to install the verified fishways through powerful legal remedy and enable each community to control the fishways voluntarily through the support of government after installing the fishways.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.229-236
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• 2015

In this study, the fish-migration ratios of rivers were analyzed, with the aim of proposing objective materials to help South Koreans to establish fish migration systems efficiently in the future. A total of 34,012 weirs have been built in the five major basins, with 5,081 fish-ways observed. Consequently, the fish migration ratio was considered low (14.9 %). According to the findings of the study analyzing the 5,081 fish-ways, standard-type fish-ways took up 68 % of the total while the non-standard types accounted for 32 %. The five major basins were observed to have a total fish-migration ratio of 21.4 %. Regarding tributaries, Tributary 1 accounted for 27.5 % of the fish-migration ratio, while Tributary 2 and 3 accounted for 19.8 % and 16.3 %, respectively. In conclusion, the study argues that any relevant field in the fishing industry of South Korea needs to improve their understanding of the fish-migration ratio. This would be expected, eventually, to help them maximize the efficiency of a minimum number of fish-ways. In addition, the study supports the need for those in relevant fields to study carefully the ecological needs of each fish species, before establishing priority standards for the building of fish-ways.