여수해만의 어장학적 특성을 구명하기 위하여 정치망 어장에서의 해황과 어획율의 변동을 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 수온의 분포는 봄과 여름에 연안쪽에 높고 외해쪽이 낮았으며, 가을과 겨울에는 그 반대였다. 2. 염분의 분포는 봄과 겨울에 높고 여름과 가을에 낮았으며, 돌산연안에 저염분대가 형성되고 외해에는 고염분대가 형성되었다. 3. 돌산연안쪽 어장에서는 와류현상이 일어났고 여름철에는 수심 30~40m 사이에 수온약층 및 염분약층이 형성되었으며 가을과 겨울에는 거의 균등한 해수가 전해역에 분포하였다. 4. 정치망 어획량의 년변화는 1984년에 최대를 기록하였고 그 이후부터는 감소하였으며, 월별어획량의 변화는 6월에 최대치를 보였고 그 이후부터는 감소해가는 경향이었다. 5. 수온과 염분이 증가함에 따라 어획량은 증가하는 경향이었으며, 수온 21℃~27℃, 염분 32.80%~34.00%에서 가장 많이 어획되었다. 6. 어군의 전체조성비는 삼치 28.4%, 멸치 18.0%, 전갱이 19.5%, 정어리 21%, 갈치 7.2%, 고등어 1%, 방어 0.8%이고 꽁치, 게, 오징어는 0.7%이하였다. 7. 어종별 어획시기는 삼치, 갈치, 방어, 게등이 조업기간중 계속 어획되었으며 멸치와 정어리가 4~8월, 전갱이와 고등어가 5~11월, 쥐치, 꽁치, 복어는 4~10월, 오징어가 4~9월에 많이 어획되었다. 8. 어획량이 가장 많았던 6월과 8월에는 풍향이 주로 NE, SSW이고, 풍속은 2.9m/sec 미만이고, 1.008mb이하의 저기압성이었으며, 강수량이 가장 많았었다.

In order to grasp the characteristics of a fishing ground at yeosu bay, the fluctuation in condition of the coast and that in catch by pound nets in the coast were investigated respectively. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. The water temperature in spring and summer was higher at the coast side than off shore, but in autumn and winter took the reverse. 2. The salinity was higher in spring and winter than in summer and autumn. A lower salinity zone was found at the Dolsan Do coast and higher ones were made off shore. 3. A eddy current was found at the Dolsan Do coast and a thermocline were made at the depth of 30 to 40 m in summer. But in autumn and winter the water became homogeneous. 4. The annual catch by the pound net was highest in 1984 and then decreased gradually. The monthly catch was highest in June and then decreased gradually. 5. The catches seemed to increase with the sea water temperature and salinity, and great catch was shown in 21℃ to 27℃ and 33.80% to 34.00%. 6. The component rate of fishes was 28.4% in spanish mackerel, 17.9% in anchovy, 19.5% in horse mackerel, 21.0% in sardine, 7.2% in hairtail, and 1% in common mackerel. 7. The fishes appeared continuously on way of fishing operation were spanish mackerel, hairtail, Yellow talil, crab, etc. An anchovy and sardine were caught mainly from March to July or August, horese mackerel and common mackerel from May to November. but puffer, swell fish, saury and filefish were caught mainly from April to October. 8. The sum of catch was largest in June, at which the wind direction was NE to SSW, the speed below 3.2m/sec, the atmospheric pressure below 1008mb, and precipitation beyond 154mm.

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