To assess the influence of environmental factors on the phytoplankton community structure and total phytoplankton biomass during four seasons in 2014, we investigated the abiotic and biotic factors at 25 stations in the Busan coastal region. The phytoplankton community and total phytoplankton biomass were strongly dependent on the discharge from the Nakdong River, and the high density of phytoplankton was related with the introduction of the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC), particularly in the thermohaline fronts of the fall season. The relationship between the salinity and nutrient (Dissolved inorganic nitrogen=DIN: R 2=0.72, p<0.001 and Dissolved inorganic silicon=DSi: R 2=0.78, p<0.001) highly correlated with the river discharge, implying that those nutrients have played a crucial role in the growth of diatom and cryptophyta. The total phytoplankton biomass was highest in the summer followed by autumn, spring, and winter. Diatom and cryptophyta species were dominant species during the four seasons. Additionally, there were strong positive correlations between Chlorophyll a and total phytoplankton biomass (R 2=0.84, p<0.001), cryptophyta (R 2=0.76, p<0.001) and diatom (R 2=0.50, p<0.001), respectively. In particular, we found that there were significant differences in the nutrients, phytoplankton community compositions, and total phytoplankton biomass between the inner and the outer coastal region of Busan, depending on the amount of river discharge from the Nakdong River, particularly during rainy seasons. Therefore, the seasonal change of TWC and river discharge from the Nakdong River serve an important role in determining phytoplankton population dynamics in the Busan coastal region.

Using environmental DNA (eDNA) in the fisheries and oceanography fields, research on the diversity of biological species, the presence or absence of specific species and quantitative evaluation of species has considerably been performed. Up to date, no study on eDNA has been tried in the area of fisheries acoustics in Korea. In this study, the biomass of a dominant species in the northwestern waters of Jeju Island was examined using 1) the catch ratio of the species from trawl survey results and 2) the ranking ratio of the species from the eDNA results. The dominant species was Zoarces gillii, and its trawl catch ratio was 68.2% and its eDNA ratio was 81.3%. The Zoarces gillii biomass from the two methods was 7199.4 tons (trawl) and 8584.6 tons (eDNA), respectively. The mean and standard deviation of the acoustic backscattering strength values (120 kHz) from the entire survey area were 135.5 and 157.7 m 2 /nm 2 , respectively. The strongest echo signal occurred at latitude 34° and longitude 126°15’ (northwest of Jeju Island). High echo signals were observed in a specific oceanographic feature (salinity range of 32-33 psu and the water temperature range of 19-20℃). This study was a pilot study on evaluating quantitatively aquatic resources by applying the eDNA technique into acoustic-trawl survey method. Points to be considered for high-quality quantitative estimation using the eDNA to fisheries acosutics were discussed.

The sediment makes up the sea floor and plays an important role as a habitats for living things in the sea. However, pollution of coastal sediment due to internal and external factors such as inflow of contaminants from land and self-pollution becoming more serious, the needs for management of sediment that play an important role in ecology, is increasing. In particular, the review and evaluation of the effects of sediment in marine development projects including reclamation and dredging, have significance in terms of proactive protection and management of surrounding ecosystems. This study proposed the improvement measures for marine sediment management standards on the sea area utilization consultation for the development of public water. For the purpose, The evaluation and management standards of domestic and overseas marine sediments were reviewed and compared. The sediment environment guidelines under the Marine Environment Management Act of Korea were reviewed. Accordingly, the cases of Canada and NOAA, which have various evaluation standards consist of comprehensive factors, were analyzed. For analysis of operational cases, the port and fishing port development projects for the last five years (2016-2020) that are considered to have the greatest impact on sediments among the sea area use consultations were also reviewed. Finally, this study suggested that the assessment factors for ecological hazards and potential human risks should be considered in the sediment environmental standards in the sea area utilization consultation system.

본 연구는 서해에 위치한 영광 연안해역의 해양수질환경 및 해저퇴적물 환경을 파악하여 기초자료로 제공하고자 한다. 영광 안마도 인근 해역의 21개 정점을 선정하여 2020년 7월에 조사를 실시하였다. 표층해수는 고무 용질의 소형바스켓, 저층은 Van Dorn 채수기를 이용하여 채수하였고, 퇴적물은 Van Veen grab sampler로 채취하였다. 분석항목은 수온, 염분, DO, COD, 영양염류 등 13개의 항목이며, ‘해양환경공정시험기준(해양수산부, 2019)’에 준하여 분석을 실시하였다. 수온은 21.20 ~ 24.20℃, 염분은 31.35 ~ 32.53 psu, 수소이온농도 는 7.62 ~ 8.06, 투명도는 0.20 ~ 3.10 m, 부유물질 농도는 47.00 ~ 455.20 mg/L, COD의 경우에는 0.42 ~ 3.78 mg/L, Chl-a는 0.70 ~ 5.51 μg/L, 용존 무기질소는 0.28 ~ 4.17 uM, 인산은 0.24 ~ 1.14 uM, 규산 규소는 16.28 ~ 35.35 uM, 총 질소는 0.186 ~ 0.542 mg/L, 총 인의 경우 0.037 ~ 0.111 mg/L 의 범위를 나타내었다. 퇴적물 COD의 경우 일본수산용수기준치인 20 mg/g-dry(일본수산자원보호협회편, 2000)보다 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 또한 주성분 분석을 실시하여 해역의 특성을 파악하였다.

여수와 제주도 사이 해역에 출현한 수표성 동물플랑크톤의 군집 분포와 환경요인 간의 관계를 파악하기 위해 2017년 9월 총 14개 정점에서 뉴스톤 네트를 이용하여 선박 측면에서 예인 및 채집하였다. 동물플랑크톤은 총 81개 분류군으로 요각류가 최우점하였다. 동물플랑크톤 출현 개체수를 기반으로 연안수의 영향을 받는 해역, 연안수와 외 해수가 만나는 해역, 외해수의 직접적 영향을 받는 해역으로 구분되었다. 본 연구에서 해역별 우점 요각류, 식성에 따른 요각류를 2개 그룹으로 구분하고 군집에 미치는 환경요 인을 분석한 결과 수온과 염분, 식물플랑크톤, 부유플라스틱과 유의미하였다 (p<0.05). 추가로 연구 해역에 출현한 치어 및 화살벌레류의 위 내용물 분석을 통해 미세플라스틱 섭식을 확인하였다. 낮은 영양단계에서 섭취한 플라스틱이 먹이사슬을 타고 올라가 높은 영양단계로 전달된 것으로 보인다. 결과적으로 우리나라 남해 서부 해역에 출현하는 동물플랑크톤 군집 특성을 볼 때 여름철 확장 범위를 달리하는 섬진강 수, 제주난류, 쓰시마난류의 영향을 받아 군집 분포가 달라지는 것으로 판단된다.

We conducted a seasonal field survey to analyze the distribution patterns of a phytoplankton community and biological oceanographic characteristics in the Geum river estuary in 2018. The results showed that the phytoplankton community consisted of 58 genera and 116 species, showing a relatively simple distribution. It was controlled by diatoms at 70.2%, a low number of species in winter and spring, and a high number in summer and autumn. The phytoplankton cell density ranged from 10.0 to 2,904.0 cells mL-1, with an average layer of 577.2 cells mL-1, which was low in autumn and high in winter. The seasonal succession of phytoplankton dominant species was mainly centric diatoms from winter to summer, including Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii, Cerataulina bergonii, and Skeletonema costatum-ls in winter, S. costatum-ls and C. bergonii in spring, and Eucampia zodiacus and Th. nordenskioeldii in summer. However, the autumn species depended upon the regions, with the inner bay dominated by the centric diatom, Aulacoseira cf. granulata, the mixed areas by S. costatum-ls, and the open sea by the dinoflagellate, Lingulodinium polyedra. According to principal component analysis (PCA), the phytoplankton community was greatly affected by the inflow and expansion of freshwater, including high nutrients, which are introduced annually through the rivermouth weir in Geum river estuary. However, the estuary, which is strongly affected by annual freshwater, was limited to areas near Geumran Island, which is adjacent to the river-mouth weir.

해양에서의 이용행위가 최근 사회발전에 따라 점차 대형화, 다양화되고 있으며 이에 따라 해양생태계가 가지는 환경용량을 넘어서 해양생태계의 복원력 및 저항성, 항성상 등이 훼손 또는 저하되고 있다. 이로 인해서 생태계가 가지는 본연의 기능을 발휘하지 못하게 되고 이는 생태계의 서비스와 가치 하락으로 이어진다. 이에 따라 훼손된 생태계를 다시 건강한 생태계로 회복하고자 하는 인식이 증가하고 있으며 그 수단으로써 복원이 관심을 받고 있다. 복원사업이 점차 확대되는 시점에서, 복원사업의 해역이용협의 및 영향평가를 시행함에 있어 발생할 수 있는 다양한 문제점과 앞으로 나아가야 할 방향에 대해서 점검할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 복원과 관련된 용어를 연구논문 및 보고서를 통해서 복원의 개념을 정리하였고 복원사업과 관련된 해역이용협의 검토 상황 및 복 원사업의 현황을 살펴보았다. 또한, 복원사업을 성공적으로 이끌어 갈 수 있도록 해역이용협의서 상의 문제점을 사례조사를 통해서 고 찰하였다. 이를 토대로 복원사업의 해역이용협의 및 영향평가에 있어 개선방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 이는 향후 정책 및 계획 수립 등에 있어 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.