산갈치(Regalecus russellii)는 대부분을 심해에서 보내며 가끔 연안에 나타나는데, 그 이유는 명확히 알려져 있지 않다. 우리나라 에서 산갈치는 주로 동해 연안을 따라 출현하는데, 특히 자망 등 어구에 의해 포획되는 경우와 연안에 좌초되어 출몰하는 경우가 높고 그 빈도는 극히 낮다. 또한 발견된다고, 하더라도 산갈치와 형태학적으로 유사한 투라치(Trachipterus ishikawae)로 판별되는 경우가 높다. 산갈 치의 표본을 구하여 분석하는 것은 제한적이기 때문에, 이러한 이유로 우리나라 연안에 출현하는 산갈치의 생태학적 특징에 대해 거의 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 2023년 3월 14일 강원도 앞바다에서 어획된 산갈치의 해부학적 특징을 관찰하였고, 해양 부이 자료를 이용 한 수온 분석을 진행하였다. 분석 결과 산갈치는 수컷이었고, 전장은 320 cm, 전중은 27.52 kg, 체고는 26.62 cm, 생식소 중량은 619.45 g, 간 중량은 218.71 g이었다. 산갈치의 위는 난바다 곤쟁이류로 가득 차 있었고, 산갈치가 어획되기 약 일주일 전부터 15~30 m 수심에서 강한 수온 변동이 있었으며, 저층 수온은 10℃ 미만이었다. 본 기술보고는 우리나라 동해 연안에서 나타날 수 있는 산갈치의 생태학적 특징을 이해하기 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

Mitochondrial genomes of three specimens of Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas 1,814 from Korea and Japan were completely analyzed by the primer walking method. They were 16,570~16,571 bp in length, each comprising 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. Their gene orders were identical to those of conspecific specimens, but exhibited unique haplotypes. In the phylogenetic tree, the juvenile Korean and adult Japanese specimens were separated from the dominant clade composed of specimens from Japan, Korea, the Bering Sea, and the Arctic, including the adult Korean specimen.

본 리뷰는 한국의 중요한 수산자원인 살오징어(Todarodes pacificus)의 동해와 서해 어획량 변동 원인을 살오징어 난/자치어 수송부터 회유경로 및 어장 분포에 관점으로 논의하였다. 우리나라 살오징어 어획량은 1980년 이후 기후체제전환에 따라 변화가 있어 왔으며 이는 동해와 서해의 어획량 변동 경향이 달랐다. PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation)는 동해로 유입되는 난류 수송량과 음의 상관관계가 있는데 PDO가 양의 위상이었던 1980s에는 서해에서는 어획량이 많았고 동해 에서는 어획량이 적었다. 반면, PDO가 음의 위상이었던 1990s년대에는 동해 어획량이 많고 서 해에서는 적었다. 이는 살오징어가 난류를 따라 북상하거나 난류를 거슬러 남하회유를 하는 생활사에 기인된다. 동해의 경우, 난류가 강(약)할 때, 난류경로가 한국의 동해 연안 쪽(동해 중 부 해역 및 일본 연안 쪽)으로 치우치게 되는데 이는 PDO가 양의 위상이었던 1980년대에 어 장이 울릉도 동편에 위치하였던 반면 PDO가 음의 위상이었던 1990년대에 어장이 동해 연안 에 위치한 것과 관련있다. 서해 살오징어 어획량이 증가한 1980년대에는 동해로 유입되는 난 류수 수송량이 감소한 반면 서해로 유입되는 난류수는 증가하였으며 이는 서해로 수송되는 유 생의 양을 증가시키는 주요 원인이 된다.

수온과 기후 지수 자료를 이용하여 한국주변해 상층부의 수온변동과 북태평양 기후체제와의 관계를 분석하였다. 1970, 1980 그리고 1990년대 후반에 발생한 기후체제전환은 해양생태계의 구조 변화에 중요한 영향을 끼쳤다. 북서태평양 대륙주변부에 위치한 우리나라 주변해역 또한, 10년 이상의 장주기적인 변화의 영향을 받지만, 해역별 반응은 다르다. 동해, 서해 , 남해 상층부(10 m)의 경우 1988년의 기후체제전환은 3개 해역의 상층부 수온변화에서 동시에 나타난다. 반면, 1998년은 동해남부해역과 서해, 1976년의 기후체제전환은 전해역의 겨울철 수온변화에서만 그 영향이 나타난다. 1998년 기후체제전환 이후, 서해, 동중국해, 동해 남부의 수온은 점차 감소하지만, 동해 북부해역은 1988년 기후체제전환 이후 증가하는 형태이다.

한국 주변 해역에서 수온과 살오징어 유생 분포와의 관계를 파악하기 위해 서해 중부(2013년 8월), 동중국해 북부(2013년 8월), 동해 남부연안(2013년 6월, 11월, 2014년 4월, 5월, 6월, 8월, 9월) 등 3개 해역에서 유생 채집과 CTD 조사를 하였다. 유생 채집은 망구 직경 60 cm, 망목 333 ㎛의 Bongo net를 조사선 속도 2-3 knot에 맞춰 저층 부근에서 표층까지 경사채집(oblique tow) 하였다. 서해 중부에서는 오징어 유생이 발견되지 않았으며, 동중국해 북부에서는 외투장 1.0 ㎜의 1 개체가 발견되었다. 동해에서는 총 39 개체의 유생이 발견되었으며, 외투장 범위는 1.9-13.5 mm이다. 2013년 8월 서해 중부의 표층 수온은 약 30℃인 반면 30 m 이하에서는 10℃ 이하로 낮게 나타나 살오징어 유생의 생존에 적합한 수온(15-24℃)의 공간적 분포가 좁았다. 동중국해 북부의 표층 수온은 31℃에 이르는 고온이며, 50 m 이하 수심에서도 20℃ 이상의 수온이 분포하여 비교적 깊은 수심에 유생이 분포하는 것으로 추정되었다. 동해 남부 연안에서는 관측기간 동안 유생의 생존에 적합한 수온이 75 m보다 얕았다.

2009년 4월부터 2011년 4월까지 주 1회의 주기적인 간격으로 DGPS를 이용하여 경포해수욕장 해안선의 월 별, 계절별 위치변화를 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 경포해수욕장을 12개의 구간으로 구분하였으며 구간별 해안선 위 치 변화 파악하였다. 경포해수욕장 해안선의 전체적인 변화 경향은 여름(겨울)에 해안선이 바다(육지)쪽으로 이동하 는 반면, 남측과 북측의 구간별 변화 경향은 서로 다르게 나타났다. 해안선의 남측 구간은 여름(겨울)에는 바다(육 지)쪽으로 이동하는 경향이 우세한 반면, 북측 구간은 여름(겨울)에 육지(바다)쪽으로 이동하는 구간, 지속적으로 해 안선이 육지쪽으로 이동하는 구간, 뚜렷한 변화 경향 없이 일정하게 유지되는 구간 등 3가지의 유형으로 구분이 된 다. 해안선의 총 길이는 여름에 짧아지고 겨울에 최대가 된다.

경포 해수욕장 해안선의 계절 변화를 파악하기 위해 2009년 4월부터 2010년 4월까지 주 1회 간격으로 해안선의 위치를 측정하였다. 해안선 측정은 swash zone을 따라 이동하며 약 1초 간격으로 위·경도 좌표를 취득하였다. 양양, 강릉, 동해의 바람 및 해면 기압 자료를 이용하 여 이들 인자가 해안선의 계절 변화에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 경포 해수욕장 해안선을 12개의 구간으로 구분하여 각 구간에 대해 월별, 계 절별 해안선 위치 변화를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 조사 구간의 최남단과 최북단에 위치한 구간에서 계절별 해안선의 위치 변화폭이 가장 크게 나 타나난 반면 가운데 위치한 구간에서는 상대적으로 월별, 계절별 위치 변화폭이 작게 나타났다. 전 구간에서 월별, 계절별 변화폭의 차이는 있으 나 전체적으로 1년을 주기로 해안선의 위치 변화가 나타났다.

The Namdae stream in Gangneung-si is one of the rivers where salmon stock is mainly maintained by natural spawning rather than artificial seedlings. There are structures including weir, and fish distribution and movement characteristics can be different by these structures. In this study, we investigated the distribution and behavioral characteristics of salmon by sighting survey within 12 km immediately upstream of the river mouth between October 2021 and February 2022. As a result, salmon distributed within 9 km from rivermouth. There were more salmon in the lower reaches of Doosan weir than in the upper reaches of that. The main spawning ground for salmon was between 7-9 km from rivermouth and around the lower part of Doosan weir. Salmon behaved for spawning in the gravel-bed area and undercut slope of the mainstream, such as mating, digging the riverbed, and competition among males. Salmon moved more slowly in the gravel-bed area than sand-bed area. Doosan weir hinders the spawning migration of salmon by frequent flow changes and terraced fishway. This study provides primary information to understand the ecological changes of salmon by environmental changes in the Namdae stream.

The coastal water is a space where salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), critical energy-conveying mediator, stay to adapt to different environments while traveling between ocean and river ecosystems for spawning and growth. The mid-eastern coast of Korea (MECW) is the southern limit of salmon distributed in the North Pacific Ocean. Understanding the distribution and migration characteristics of salmon in the MECW is important for the prediction of changes in the amount and distribution of salmon related to changes in the future marine environment. We analyzed the relationship between the salmon migratory timing ascending the Wangpi river and change in vertical seawater temperature and tidal elevation. Overall results highlight that (1) Salmon began to ascend the river when the sea surface water temperature (SST) decreased below 20°C; (2) The number of salmon ascending the river increased when the temperature difference between the upper and lower layers decreased, but decreased when the temperature difference was higher than 5°C; (3) The number of salmon ascending the river peaked, when the SST was 18°C-19°C and sea levels rose at high tide. This study provide important insight into predicting changes in the ecosystem energy circulation through climate change at its southern distribution limit.

This study described the characteristics of the upstream migration of salmon (Chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta) along Yeon-gok Stream in the eastern coastal region of Korea from October 24 to November 9, 2018 using radio tag and data storage tag loggers for the detection of the locations of tagged salmon and measurement of water temperature. Tracking experiments were conducted and classified into four types (case 1 to case 4) depending on the release time and the number of salmon tracked. Experiments from case 1 to case 3 were classified depending on the number of salmon tracked into cases in which a single tagged salmon was tracked (case 1), a pair of tagged salmon was tracked (case 2), and salmon were tracked by different sex ratios (case 3). Experiments from cases 1 to 3 were conducted between 10 AM and 1 PM, and case 4 was conducted after 3:30 PM. Salmon moved and spawned in the downstream region of the Yeon-gok, where water temperature is higher than in other rivers and salmon return in Canada, Russia, Japan, and the U.S.A. Most of the radio-tagged salmon swam in deep and shaded areas during the day but actively moved upstream close to sunset, regardless of the release time. Females showed relatively more active movements than males during upstream migration.

Information about the density of fish eggs is important to understand the vertical distribution of eggs and survival in early stage, in particular change in egg density is one of major issue in fisheries. This paper describes a practical application of an experimental system for measurement of the fish egg density under laboratory conditions. The device can control the temperature range in each water column, and make different densities at each layer. The density of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) eggs have ranged from 1,018.49 to 1,020.93 kg/m3 and were aggregated around the density of 1,020 kg/m3. The results show that the device is applicable for measuring the fish egg density under laboratory conditions.

Catch data for the common squid (Todarodes pacificus), classified by squid-jigging fisheries per grid (size: 0.5° latitude × 0.5° longitude), and the water temperature values KODC (Korea Ocean Data Center) were collected for the 1980–2009 period to study the changes in squid distribution and migration with climate regimes (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s). The primary fishing period in the 1990s and 2000s was approximately 2–3 months earlier than that in the 1980s. Especially in the East Sea, the fishing grounds in the 1980s stayed longer at high latitudes than those in the other decades. Moreover, in the 1980s, centers of the fishing ground were located near the Yamato bank (central East Sea), whereas in the 1990s and 2000s, they were situated near the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula.

Transport of bed load and suspended particle in coastal waters is main factor causing change in shoreline, and effective measurement method and appropriate equipment is required. To measure bed load and suspended particle transport an equipment was designed and manufactured, and it was applied in the field. The equipment consists of four main elements, body supporter, bed load and suspended particle sampler, sampler support and lock. Eight samplers were installed along the circumference of each supporter, and each sample is a 45-degree intervals. The field experiment was done once along Gyeongpo beach in August 2013. This note described the design and function of the equipment and results of field experiments.

This paper focuses on the impacts of waste dumping on inorganic nutrients in the dumping area of the Yellow Sea, and the effect of an governmental regulation of pollution in dumping areas. The environmental variables and parameters of the dumping and reference areas in the Yellow Sea were measured during July 2009 and analyzed. In addition, the analyzed data for inorganic nutrients over the last 10 years were obtained from the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) and the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI). The chemical environment of the study area revealed increases in concentrations of inorganic nutrients, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) in the bottom layer. On the contrary, the pH level was decreased. Most notably, the time series data of inorganic nutrients showed gradual increase over time in the dumping area, and thus, the oligotrophic waters trend toward eutrophic waters. The increases appears to be due to the disposal of large amounts of organic waste . In recent times, the wastes disposed at the area were largely comprised of livestock wastewater, and food processing waste water. The liquefied waste, which contains an abundance of nutrients, causes a sharp increase in concentrations of inorganic nitrogen in the dumping area. On the one hand, the dumping sites have been deteriorated to such an extent that pollution has become a social problem. Consequentially, the government had a regulatory policy for improvement of marine environmental since 2007 in the dumping area. Hence, the quality of marine water in the dumping site has improved.

Water temperature in the eastern part of the Yellow Sea (EYS) during winter (JFM) and summer (JJA) from 1964 to 2009 and Siberian High Pressure Index (SHI) and Arctic Oscillation index (AOI) during winter (JFM) from 1950 to 2011 were used to analyze long-term variation in oceanic and atmospheric conditions and relationship between winter and summer bottom water temperature. Winter water temperature at 0, 30 and 50 m had fluctuated highly till the late of 1980s, but after this it was relatively stable. The long-term trends in winter water temperature at both depths were separated with cold regime and warm regime on the basis of the late 1980s. Winter water temperature at 0m and 50m during warm regime increased about 0.9°C and 1.1°C respectively compared to that during cold regime. Fluctuation pattern in winter water temperature matched well with SHI and AOI The SHI had negative correlation with water temperature at 0 m (r=-0.51) and 50 m (r=-0.58). On the other hand, the AO had positive correlation with Winter water temperature at 0 m (r=0.34) and 50 m (r=0.45). Cyclic fluctuation pattern of winter water temperature had a relation with SHI and AO, in particular two to six-year periodicity were dominant from the early of the 1970s to the early of the 1980s. Before the late of 1980s, change pattern in winter water temperature at 0 and 50 m was similar with that in the bottom water temperature during summer, but after this, relationship between two variables was low.

Abnormal change in Gyeongpo beach shoreline in June of 2012 was illustrated using DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System, resolution < 0.6m) observation and drift experiment. Abrupt change in the shoreline was occurred in the latter part of June, 2012, this change was compared with that in June from 2009 to 2011. In the northern part of the beach, sand accumulated and it made beach extension and movement of the shoreline towards sea compared with that in June from 2009 to 2011. While on the other, in the southern part, the beach was eroded and it formed a steep slope around the southernmost of the beach. The shoreline in the southern part of the beach was shifted more towards land than that in the past. Change in the position of shoreline was higher in the northernmost and southernmost of the beach compared with those in the other parts. Drift in the southern part of the beach moved faster along the beach than that in the northern part of it.

Climatological trend for the period of 1970 to 2009 in sea water temperature around the Antarctic Peninsular waters in the Southern Ocean was investigated. During the period from 1970 to 2009, sea water temperature in the top 500 m water column except 100 m increased at a rate of 0.003 - 0.011℃·yr-1, but at 100 m it decreased at a rate of -0.003℃·yr-1. Although long-term trend is generally warming, there were several periods of sharp changes between 1970 and 2009. Annual mean sea water temperature between surface and 500 m except 100 m decreased from the early of 1970s to the end of 1980s, and then it increased to the end of 2000s. In the entire water column between the surface and 500 m, sea water temperature closely correlated with the El Nino events expressed as the Southern Oscillation Index(SOI), and SOI and sea water temperature have a dominant period of about 3-5 years and decade.