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Clay dispersion has been applied in Korean coasts since 1996 to minimize fisheries impact by Cochlodinium polykrikoides blooms. Understanding of spreading and sedimentation pattern of yellow clay in the sea after dispersion would be helpful for the counter measure of possible impact on marine environment and ecosystem by the clay. Tidal current movement and sedimentation of clay targeted on Obido island, Tongyong, Korea where clay had been frequently introduced to control red tide was calculated based on numerical model. The tidal current in the Obido channel showed northwestward flow during flood tide and southeastward flow during ebb tide with the highest water velocity of 15 cm/s, particularly, in the west mouth of the channel. Overall, the velocity of residual current in Obido channel with the highest value of 10 cm/s was higher than that between Obido and Mireukdo showing 1~3 cm/s of velocity with westward flow. Spreading and sedimentation of clay by the application of numerical model in the Obido channel was calculated under the assumption that 360 tons of clay had been introduced every day for 20 days in the area during red tide period in 2003. Clay particle spreaded toward westward in the channel and subsequently northward in the outside of the channel from the release point located in the center of the channel. It was calculated that 1.5 km2 in total nearby Obido area could be affected by the clay water with more than 1 mg/L of clay concentration within five tidal cycle after dispersion. The majority of the clay particle could be settled within 100 m from the release point with the sedimentation height of 10 mm. Also, it was calculated that the clay could show 0.2 mm of sedimentation height in the west and east mouth of Obido channel.
