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Regional Difference in Fatty Acid Content of Korean Shellfish

  • Surh, Jeong-Hee;Lee, Hae-Jeung;Kwon, Hoon-Jeong
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.367-373
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    • 2009
  • Regional variation in the fatty acid content of shellfish was investigated on 5 species of Korean shellfish including murex shell, ark shell, jack-knife clam, orient hard clam, and little neck clam that were originated from 2 geographically different regions in Korea (Region 1: South coast, $34-35^{\circ}N$, $127-129^{\circ}E$; Region 2: West coast, $36-38^{\circ}N$, $126-127^{\circ}E$). Significant regional difference in total fatty acids content was observed in murex shell and little neck clam (p<0.01), but not in the other species of shellfish. The contents of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids including n-3 and n-6 fatty acids were appreciably higher in murex shell from Region 2 and in little neck clam from Region 1 than the shellfish originated from their counterpart areas (p<0.05). Nevertheless, relative percentages of the fatty acids remained constant within same species regardless of geographic regions or species. Considering the facts of that the fish/shellfish are unique sources of n-3 fatty acids and a little neck clam is the most-consumed shellfish in Korea, n-3 fatty acids intake might vary with the habitat of the shellfish that Koreans consume.

Analysis of Fish Physical Habitat Changes Due to River Improvement (하천정비에 따른 어류 물리서식처의 변화량 분석)

  • Seo, Il-Won;Park, Sung-Won;Song, Chang-Geun;Kim, Sung-Eun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.551-555
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    • 2010
  • 수생 생태계에서 하천 어류 서식 환경을 보호하고 유지하기 위해서는 어류의 적절한 서식 공간 확보가 선행되어야 하며, 하천정비사업에 따른 준설 시 하상변동으로 및 유속 변화로 인하여 발생하는 다양한 영향을 충분히 검토해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 우선 교각의 설치와 합류부위치로 인해 발생하는 모의 영역 내의 2차원 흐름거동을 RMA-2 모형으로 분석하였다. 또한 어류의 미시서식처를 고려한 최적의 영역에 대한 면적을 산정하였다. 이를 위해서 2차원 물리 서식처 모의 모형인 River2D를 적용하여 가중가용면적-유량 관계 곡선의 도출을 통해서 최적유량 산정시 중요한 지표인 WUA (Weighted Usable Area)의 산정결과를 어종별, 지역별 그리고 정비사업 전후에 대한 비교하였다. 적용구간은 낙동강 살리기 사업의 25공구(칠곡2, 구미 1지구: 약 8.74 km) 전체를 대상으로 하며 그중에서도 지류 합류부인 경암천부근 (제1지역)과 교각부근(제2지역)에서의 분석을 실시하였다. 피라미에 대한 WUA 값 산정결과 하천정비후에 정량적인 개선 효과를 확인하였으나 안정적인 수심 및 유속분포 지역의 개선을 위한 설계검토가 필요하다 할 수 있다.

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Development of a Method for Determining the Instream Flow and Its Application: I. Estimation Method (하천유지유량 결정 방법의 개발 및 적용:I. 산정 방법)

  • 김규호;이진원
    • Water for future
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.161-176
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    • 1996
  • Methods for determining the instream flow in the stream were explored and examined through careful reviews and evaluations of available literatures. Development of the instream flow estimation method is based on the reviewed results and methods which can be used within the acceptable levels.The newly-developed method was tested on the streams which require maintaining some riverine functions, such as the instream flow and river-management flow at the specific channel reach or representative station of the river. The riverine functions mainly considered in this study are the minimum flow, water quality conservation, fish habitat rehabilitation and conservation, riverine aesthetics, river navigation and recreation, and so on. As a result, the newly-developed instream flow estimation method is expected to be used effectively for determining the instream flow, which is necessary in order to maintain the natural or artificial riverine functions.

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Analysis of the impact of dam on downstream fish habitat using two-dimensional unsteady flow model (2차원 부정류 모형을 이용한 댐 하류 하천에서의 어류 물리서식처 영향 분석)

  • Kim, Seung Ki;Choi, Sung-Uk
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 2016
  • 댐의 발전방류는 댐 하류의 하천에 비정상성이 큰 흐름을 발생시킨다. 이와 같은 흐름은 하류 하천의 수심 및 유속 조건을 급격하게 변화시키게 되어 어류 물리서식처에 큰 영향을 끼치게 된다. 또한 갑작스런 유량의 상승은 어류를 하류로 강제로 이동시키며, 빠른 수위의 하강은 어류를 하안에 고립되게 하여 죽음을 초래하게 된다. 발전방류가 어류 물리서식처에 미치는 영향을 평가한 기존의 연구는 대부분 흐름계산을 위하여 준정류 모형을 사용하였다. 하지만 준정류 모형은 발전방류와 같은 비정상성이 큰 흐름에 대하여 적절히 모의하지 못하는 한계가 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 2차원 부정류 모의가 가능한 River2D 모형을 이용하여 댐 하류 하천에서의 발전방류가 어류 물리서식처에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것이다. 연구 대상지역은 괴산댐 하류 지점인 수전교부터 대수보까지 2.3 km 구간이다. 서식처모형은 피라미에 대한 HSI 모형을 사용하였다. 복합서식처 적합도 지수, 하상전단응력을 모의하였으며 소와 여울의 지형조건에서 발전방류가 위의 인자들에 미치는 영향에 대하여 분석하였다. 또한 발전방류량이 발생하였을 때 기저유량의 조건에 따라 어류 물리서식처에 미치는 영향에 대하여 분석하였다.

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Ecosystem-based Fishery Risk Assessment of Tuna Fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean (서부인도양 해역 다랑어어업의 생태계기반 어업 위험도 평가)

  • Young Shin Ha;Sung Il Lee;Youjung Kwon
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.56 no.4
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    • pp.449-461
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    • 2023
  • The aim of this study was to conduct an ecosystem-based fishery risk assessment of tuna fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean. We selected gillnet, purse seine, hand line, baitboat, and longline fisheries as the target fisheries method, and selected longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol), narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson), kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (T. albacares), bigeye tuna (T. obesus), albacore tuna (T. alalunga) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) as the target species. The risk score for the size at the first capture in sustainability objective was high, especially, for the purse seine and baitboat fisheries using the fish aggregating devices (FADs). The risk score for the bycatch in the biodiversity objective was high for the gillnet fishery, and the gillnet fisheries using FADs showed high risks for the habitat quality objective due to the loss of the fishing gears. With regards to the socio-economic benefits objective, the risk score of the sales profits was low due to high sales of the tuna fisheries. The ecosystem risk score in the Western Indian Ocean was estimated to be moderate, although management is required for some of the indicators that have high-risk scores.

A study on water supply and demand analysis to secure the ecological flow required for the fish habitat (어류서식처에 필요한 환경생태유량 확보를 위한 유역 물수급 분석 연구)

  • Kim, Young Jun;Kim, Jong-Suk;Lee, Joo-Heon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.472-472
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    • 2022
  • 과거 우리나라 하천관리 정책은 이수와 치수 기능 위주로 개발됨에 따라 하천 수량이 감소하고 오염이 심화되는 등 하천환경이 계속적으로 악화되어 왔다. 시대가 변화함에 따라 하천환경 개선에 대한 패러다임과 사회적 요구의 변화로 인간과 자연이 더불어 살 수 있는 친환경적인 하천을 조성하고 훼손 또는 변화된 하천을 복원하는 노력이 필요하다. 하지만, 본래 자연상태의 하천으로 완벽하게 회복 될 수없다는 한계점이 있기 때문에 하천이 갖고 있는 하천공학적 기능을 최대한 유지하면서도 다양한 수생생물의 서식처의 기능도 되살아나게 해야 하는 복합적인 목적을 갖춰야 하며, 하천 수생생물의 서식처 복원을 위해서는 하천생태계에 필요한 환경유량의 정량적인 평가와 확보방안 및 공급방안의 검토가 동시에 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 하천유지유량이 생태계 기준으로 고시된 하천인 감천유역을 대상으로 물수급 분석을 통해 환경생태유량 확보할 수 있는 방안을 고려하고자 하였다. 물수급 분석을 위해 K-weap을 활용하였으며, 공급 우선순위, 저수지 운영 변화 등을 통해 제한된 수자원을 효율적으로 활용하여 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 추후 하천 수생생물의 생애주기와 계절적 변화 등을 고려한다면, 더욱 합리적이고 지속가능한 환경생태유량 확보방안을 제시할수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Species Composition and Abundance of Fish in the Water off Geomun Island of the Southern Sea, Korea, 2006 (남해 거문도 해역 어류의 출현종과 분포특성)

  • Cha, Byung-Yul
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.168-178
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    • 2010
  • Fish assemblages associated with rock reef and non-rock reef were studied using specimens collected at three sites in Geomun Island waters of the Southern Sea, Korea, in February, May, August and October, 2006. Two survey methods for the study were followed: collection by a gill net, and video observation by scuba diving. The gill-net survey was conducted during the night, the scuba-diving observations were conducted during the day. From the gill-net survey, a total of 40 species, 380 inds. and 71,426.9 g was caught at the three sites. The dominant species was Trachurus japonicus; other species were Raja kenojei, Dasyatis akajei, Stephanolepis cirrhifer, Narke japonica, Pagrus major, Sebastes inermis, and Sphyraena pinguis. At the rock-reef site, a total of 26 species, 264 inds. and 46,776.7 g was caught by gill net, and the dominant species was T. japonicus. A total of 17 species, 45 inds., 10,535.1 g was caught at the flat-bottom 1 site, and 19 species, 71 inds. and 14,115.1 g were caught at the flat-bottom 2 site. The scuba-diving survey resulted in 13 species and 1,749 inds. observed at the three sites through the survey period. The main observed fishes were rock-dwelling species such as Chromis notatus, Microcanthus strigatus, S. cirrhifer, Ditrema temmincki, Evistias acutriostris, Girella punctata, Halichoeres poecilopterus, Hexagrammos agrammus, Prionurus scalprum, Sebastes inermis, and Semicossyphus reticulatus. Seven species and 1,739 inds. observed at the rock-reef site comprised 99.4% of the inds. of the three sites. Therefore, the fish community in Geomun Island waters included many rock-reef. species, but a few were migratory species like T. japonicus and Scomber japonicus. The abundance of fish at the rock-reef site was high in comparison with those at two non-rock reefs. The dominant species were very different between the day and the night, although rock-reef species comprised the main part of the fish community. We conclude that the high abundance of fish in Geomun Island waters is most closely related to physical structure, such as rock reefs, which is the main habitat of many fishes.

Ecological Health Assessment Based on Fish Assemblages Along with Total Mercury Concentrations of Zacco platypus in Miho Stream (어류 군집을 이용한 미호천의 생태 건강성 평가 및 피라미(Zacco platypus)의 총수은 함량)

  • Lee, Jae-Hoon;An, Kwang-Guk
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.288-297
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    • 2010
  • This study was to evaluate the ecological stream health through the Multimetric Fish Assessment Index (MFAI) along with fish fauna analysis based on the tolerance and trophic guilds at Miho stream in 2008 and 2009. Also, we analysed total mercury concentration in fish tissues to examine heavy metal contamination. Total sampled fish were 40 species and 2,557 individuals and Zacco platypus was the most dominant with 35% relative abundance. It was sampled with 11.4% RA for Korean endemic species (10 species 291 individuals) less than average RA 39.3% for the Geum river watersheds. According to the tolarance guild analysis, tolerant species was more dominant with 58.9% RA (15 species, 1,507 individuals) than sensitive species with 6.6% RA. Trophic guild analysis also suggested that omnivores were more dominant (60.5% RA) than insectivores (31.5% RA). Riffle-benthic species was also sampled with 7.7% RA. Ecological stream health based on the MFAI were averaged 25.3 (n=3) with fair-poor condition in 2008 and also 26.3 (n=3) with fair condition in 2009, just slightly increased than 2008. Qualitative habitat evaluation index was averaged 134 (n=3) with fair condition but most of sites had sediment accumulation that reflected substrate degradations proceeding. From the result of total mercury accumulation in fish tissues, kidney and liver tissues showed the highest but the lowest for gill tissues. Overall mercury concentration were not exceed the national standards by Korean Federation of Drug and Administration (KFDA). Consequently, our result could correspond with the characteristics of Miho stream where point sources such industrial complexes and wastewater treatment plant widely distributed around the stream along the gradient of up and downstream.

Fish Community Structures and Distribution Characteristics of Fisheries Resources in the Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, Fishery Resources Protection Areas (내수면 수산자원보호구역 오십천 및 왕피천의 어류군집 구조 및 수산자원 분포특성)

  • Kyung-hoon Kim;Jin-wang Lee;Young-bin Jo;Jae-Hyun Lim;Ji-Woong Choi
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2023
  • The objectives of this study were to analyze the fish community structures and distribution characteristics of fisheries resources in the Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, fishery resources protection areas. For the study, we conducted fish samplings four times in the two streams from April to October 2019. In Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, we sampled 31 species and 29 species and the dominant species were Zacco platypus (28.6%) and Squalidus multimaculatus(41.7%), respectively. According to the life type of fish species, primary freshwater species were collected 18 species(58.1%) and 21 species(72.4%), and migration fishes were sampled 4 species (12.9%) and 6 species (20.7%) in Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, respectively. Fisheries resources species showed high relative abundance in June, and the fish biomass was highest in October. As a results of comparing the previous studies with this study, both rivers showed high biodiversity and were found to maintain stable populations of fishes. According to analysis of tolerance guilds, the proportion of tolerant species, based on the number of individuals, was composed of 14.4% and 1.1% in Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, respectively. This very low ratio of tolerant species confirmed that both streams have very good physiochemical environment conditions. From the above results, it was judged that the fishery resource protection areas of Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream have high ecological function and preservation value. For sustainable use and management of fishery resource protection areas of Osip Stream and Wangpi Stream, it is suggested that biological disturbance management, fish discharge projects considering environmental capacity, efforts to improve the habitat environment, and establishing a fishery resource protection areas management system were necessary as considerations.

Characteristics of Fish Community and Habitat Aspects of Cold-water Fish Speciesin the Bangtaecheon (Stream), Korea (방태천의 어류군집 특성 및 냉수성 어류의 서식양상)

  • Kwang-Seek Choi;Mee-Sook Han;Myeong-Hun Ko
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.603-614
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    • 2022
  • This study investigated the characteristics of fish communities in the Bangtaecheon Stream in Korea from April to October 2020. The survey collected 4,640 fish of 26 species in 9 families from 11 survey stations. The dominant and subdominant species were Rhynchocypris kumgangensis(relative abundance at 31.5%) and Zacco koreanus(27.8%), respectively. The next most abundant species were Ladislavia taczanowskii(15.9%), Pungtungia herzi(4.0%), Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis(3.7%), Microphysogobio longidorsalis(2.4%), and Zacco platypus(2.3%). Among the collected fish species, 17 (65.4%) were Korean endemic species, 4 (15.4%), including Acheilognathus signifer, Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa, Gobiobotia brevibarba, and B. l. tsinlingensis,were class II endangered wildlife as designated by the Ministry of Environment, and 1 species, Hemibarbus mylodon, was a natural monument. Moreover, two landlocked species (B. l. tsinlingensisand C. koreanus) were also collected. Additionally, four cold-water species (R. kumgangensis, L. taczanowskii, B. l. tsinlingensis,and Cottus koreanus) were collected, and all of them mainly inhabited the upper and middle streams. Fish community analysis showed a tendency for dominance and uniformity to decrease and abundance and diversity to increase from upstream to downstream and that the community structure was divided into upstream and downstream groups. The river health was rated as excellent (9 stations) and good (2 stations). Compared to the previous studies, three species (Carassius auratus, Leiocassis ussuriensis,and Siniperca scherzeri) appeared in the past but did not appear in this survey, and three species (Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis, Microphysogobio yaluensis,and Orthrias nudus) that did not appear in the past appeared in this survey. Bangtaecheon Steam is well-preserved, and climate-sensitive species, endangered wildlife, and natural monuments inhabit the stream. Therefore, continuous attention and systematic conservation measures are required.