The study aims to identify the current status of aquaculture information in Korea and suggests policy directions for its integrated management. Firstly, the study focuses on the identification of the current status of aquaculture information by reviewing how aquaculture information is managed. Secondly, this study identifies problems such as lacks in necessary aquaculture information, inefficiency caused by dispersion and overlapping of information, absence of integrated management system and insufficient sharing of information. After identifying the current status of aquaculture information and its problems, the study suggests three basic directions to systematically integrate and manage the information such as establishment of infrastructure for promoting the integrated management of aquaculture information, generation and systematic management of useful aquaculture information and enhancement of user convenience. Finally, the study suggests detailed strategies such as establishment of a foundation to facilitate integrated management of aquaculture information, organization of organic network, sharing of more information, creation of necessary information through demand survey, creation of systematic management system, provision of a customized total service, and increase in education and PR activities on information use.

Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) is a shellfish that feeds on kelp and, as a product, it can often achieve a high market value. However, the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in coastal waters in Korea have been negatively impacted by pollution from many anthropogenic sources. Herein, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package was used to analyze the distribution of the DO concentration within an abalone containment structure. A finite volume approach was used to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations combined with a k–ε turbulence model to describe the flow. The distribution of DO was determined within the control volume domain, and the transport equations of the pollutants were interpreted using a CFD model. The CFD analysis revealed that more than 60% and 30% of the relative oxygen concentration in one and two containers, respectively, was maintained when the flow acts along the six sheets of polyethylene plates. Therefore, it is clear that the abalone plate shelters should be placed parallel to the flow.

In order to understand the contribution of seaweed aquaculture to nutrients and carbon cycles in coastal environments, we measured the nutrients & carbon uptake rates of Porphyra yezoensis Ueda sampled at Nakdong-River Estuary using a chamber incubation method from November 2011 to April 2012. It was observed that the production rate of dissolved oxygen by P. yezoensis (n=30~40) was about 68.8±46.0 μmol gFW -1 h-1 and uptake rate of nitrate, phosphate and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) was found to be 2.5±1.8 μmol gFW -1 h-1, 0.18±0.11 μmol gFW -1 h-1 and 87.1±57.3 μmol gFW -1 h-1, respectively. There was a positive linear correlation existed between the production rate of dissolved oxygen and the consumption rates of nitrate, phosphate and DIC, respectively, suggesting that these factors may serve as good indicators of P. yezoensis photosynthesis. Further, there was a negative logarithmic relationship between fresh weight of thallus and uptake rates of nutrients and CO2, which suggested that younger specimens (0.1~0.3 g) were much more efficient at nutrients and CO2 uptake than old specimens. It means that the early culturing stage than harvesting season might have more possibilities to be developed chlorosis by high rates of nitrogen uptake. However, N & C demanding rates of Busan and Jeollabuk-do, calculated by monthly mass production and culturing area, were much higher than those of Jeollanam-do, the highest harvesting area in Korea. Chlorosis events at Jeollabuk-do recently might have developed by the reason that heavily culture in narrow area and insufficient nutrients in maximum yield season (Dec.~Jan.) due mostly to shortage of land discharge and weak water circulation. The annual DIC uptake by P. yezoensis in Nakdong-River Estuary was estimated about 5.6×103 CO2 ton, which was about 0.03% of annual carbon dioxide emission of Busan City. Taken together, we suggest more research would be helpful to gain deep insight to evaluate the roles of seaweed aquacul-ture to the coastal nutrients cycles and global carbon cycle.

Fish stocking is important element of land-based aquaculture management. To maintain constant stocking rate considering biological and economic condition is a convenient strategy in intensive aquaculture. This study is aimed to analyze the effect of over-stocking(more than aquaculture capacity) for certain periods of time. This study make the mathematical decision making model that finds the value of decision variable to minimize cost that sums up the water pool usage cost and sorting cost under critical standing corp constraint. The proposed mathematical decision making model was applied to 12 sample combination of sorting cost and the number of fish on the Oliver flounder culture farms. If a immature fish can be sold for high price than farming cost, restricted over-stocking resulted in a improvement of economic performance. When extensive comparable biological and market data become available, analysis model can be widely applied to yield more accurate results.

This study analyzes patent trends regarding farming-related technologies such as breeding or nursery technology, production systems, and new cultivation methods in order to provide objective patent information about the trends of R&D on marine products’proliferation or farming. Presently, in Korea, we try to secure marine living resources through the formation of artificial resources instead of environmental improvement policy or resource management policy. However, this is not about eliminating the causes of marine environment destruction but just the policy for improvement, so it is needed to revise the related policy with more ultimate measures. And it is necessary to develop technology that can secure the rights by integrating patent application strategies from the stage of R&D for medicine that can be utilized in chief farming countries and provide intensive support for the research centering around strategic varieties for farming in each region as well as strategic national farming varieties afterwards. Also, the analysis shows that it is urgent to make applications overseas based on domestic applications in order to develop technology that can be commercialized in not just Korean but overseas market as well.

The purpose of this study is to find method to meet the greater retailer’s supplier assessment requirement So, this study analyze the greater retailer’s requirement for supplier assesment and research global standard which is used instead of supplier assessment requirement that is recognized by global retailers initiative. Next, this study analyze domestic aquaculture certification requirement and compare the global standard with the domestic requirement by using The Most Similar Systems Design. As a result, this comparing has founded all of two domestic certifications are similar to global standard’s Good Aquaculture Practice module but those are a little bit different from System Element module. Therefore, this study suggest tree alternative. First, make up for the weak points in the current domestic aquaculture certification system. Second, the introduction of global aquaculture management system certification as supporting by government. Third, development of new standard in accordance with global food standard. This study has major implications for research into development of domestic aquaculture standard.

We measured the grain size and metallics elements (Li, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, Fe and As) of surface sediments collected from 27 sampling sites in the Abalone aquaculture. The concentration range and average value of metallics elements were also below the sediment quality guidelines (TEL). As the pollution level was estimated by using enrichment factor (Ef) and index of geoaccumulation (Igeo), the enrichment factor (Ef) was about 1 for most of metallic elements were smaller than 1. However Arsenic (As) had highest value of 2.35. Index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) for the metallic elements (As, Pb and Mn) were ranged Igeo-class 0 (practically unpolluted) and most metallics elements (Li, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Fe) were ranged Igeo-class 0~2, indicating that the pollution levels of metallic elements should not be significant. It is necessary to keep monitoring pollution level in Abalone aquaculture to conserve the blue belt.

동해 연안양식장 주변해역의 월별 변화에 따른 수괴의 분포와 생물화학적 특성을 파악하기 위하여 2012년 짝수 월(2-12월)에 속초, 죽변, 감포 연안의 3개 지점에서 CTD 관측과 함께 용존산소(DO), 클로로필 a(Chl-a), 질산염과 인산염의 N/P 비의 분포 특성을 조사하였다. 속초, 죽변 및 감포 해역에 대한 등밀도선 위의 수온(T)-염분(S)도로 수괴를 분석한 결과, 이들 해역은 대마난류 표층수, 대마난류 중층수 및 북한한류수로 나타났다. 이들 수괴에서 수온과 염분의 분포 범위를 보면, 대마난류 표층수는 수온 20-28.3 ℃ 와 염분 31.04-33.75, 대마난류 중층수는 수온 8.1-16.3 ℃ 와 염분 33.00-34.49, 북한한류수는 수온 1.8-9.4 ℃ 와 염분 33.78-34.42를 나타내었다. DO는 동계(12월, 2월)에 남에서 북, 봄철(4월, 6월)과 가을철(10월)에는 상층에서 하층, 하계(8월)는 중층을 중심으로 상하층으로 갈수록 그 농도가 높았다. Chl-a 농도는 동계(2월), 춘계(4월), 추계(10월-12월)에 0.4 μg/L 이하로 낮았고, 6-8월은 다른 월에 비해 고농도가 넓게 분포하였다. 특히, 감포는 8월에 강한 수온과 염분의 약층이 형성된 곳에서 띠 형태로 2 μg/L 이상의 고농도가 분포하였다. N/P 비는 2-6월과 12월은 전반적으로 그 비가 16 이하로 질산염이 영양염의 제한요소로 작용하였고, 8-10월은 그 비가 16 이상으로 연안 부근에서 인산염이 영양염의 제한 요소로 작용한 곳이 많이 나타났다.

제주연안선 부근에 밀집된 육상양식장 배출구 주변 4개 해역(애월리, 행원리, 표선리, 일과리)에서 수질환경의 시공간적 변화에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해 2010년 2월부터 2011년 12월까지 격월로 총 12회 조사하였다. 주성분 분석 결과 조사해역에서 연중 영양염의 분포는 염분과의 관련성 없이 배출구로부터 공급되는 물질에 의해 영양염의 농도가 조절되어, 연안에서 외해역으로 갈수록 농도구배가 감소하는 특징을 나타냈다. 특히 용존무기질소의 경우는 배출구와 인접한 해역에서는 부영양상태로 인에 비해 질소가 과잉되고 있었다. 유기물의 분포는 담수유입량이 증가하는 고수온기에 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 식물플랑크톤의 생물량 변화는 애월 및 행원해역은 담수유입과 관련된 기상요인(기온 및 강우), 표선 및 일과는 영양염의 인위적 공급요인(양식장 배출수)에 의한 영향을 주로 받는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 배출구로부터 직선거리 약 300 m 및 수심 10 m이내 해역의 표ㆍ저층에서는 고영양염 농도 분포가 지속되고 있어, 부영양화 과정에서 발생하는 문제를 직ㆍ간접적으로 받을 수 있는 가능성을 나타냈다. 육상양식장의 운영 시 취수지점이 배출수의 영향을 받는 지점에 위치할 경우 사육수질의 문제가 발생할 수 있다.

본 연구에서는 경남 통영 욕지도에 참치양식용 내파성 가두리 설치시 Cochlodinium polykridoides 적조 발생에 대한 적정 침강 깊이를 설정하기 위하여 장시간 동안 C. polykrikoides의 수직이동 현상을 조사하였다. 욕지도 근해의 식물플랑크톤 총 세포밀도는 월별에 따라 매우 큰 변동폭을 보이고 있으며, 대부분 규조류가 우점종으로 출현하고 있다. 여름철 와편모조류의 종 조성을 보면 Gymnodinium sp.가 총 19회로 가장 많은 출현 횟수를 보였고, 특히 C. polykrikoides도 총 8회로 나타났다. 또한 Karenia brevis 및 Fibrocapsa japonica와 같은 유독성 적조생물도 출현하여 이 지역에서 식물플랑크톤에 대한 장기적 모니터링이 필요할 것이다. 일출과 일몰에 따른 Chl-a 농도의 변화와 총 세포수의 변화는 상호 유의한 상관성을 나타내어 부침식 가두리 양식장은 표층으로부터 최소한 3m 침강시켜야 C. polykrikoides 적조로 인한 피해를 현저히 감소시킬 수 있을 것이다.