경상북도 구룡포 해역에서 하계 냉수 발생 특성과 어류 폐사를 유발하는 냉수대 강도를 파악하고자 2007년 8~11월 멍게양식장에 수온로거를 설치하여 수층별 수온을 측정하였으며, 2015년과 2016년은 국립수산과학원 실시간어장정보시스템의 표층수온 자료를 이용하였다. 동해 남부해역의 냉수대 발생 원리와 부합하게 남~남서풍이 강하게 불 때 용승으로 표층수온이 급격히 하강하였으며(2007년 8월 하순, 9월 20~22일, 2015년 7월 13~15일), 반대로 북~북동풍이 우세할 때 저층수온이 급상승하는(2007년 9월 5~7일, 9월 16~18일) 것으로 나타났다. 그 외에도 7~8월 구룡포 해역에 나타나는 약한 강도의 표층수온의 하강과 상승은 바람 방향과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 구룡포 해역에서 최대풍속이 5 m/s 이상인 남~남서풍이 최소 이틀 이상 유지되면 표층수온이 약 10 이하로 하강하는 강한 냉수대가 발생하고 이로 인해 어류 폐사가 발생하는 것으로 파악되었다. 이를 바탕으로 포항기상대의 최대풍속과 최대풍속 풍향을 이용하여 냉수발생지수(Cold Water Index)를 정의하고 계산한 결과, CWI2d(CWI 2일 평균)가 100 이상일 때 어류 폐사가 주로 발생하였으며, CWI4d(CWI 4일 평균)는 7~8월 구룡포 표층수온과 높은 음의 상관성을 나타내었다(R²=0.5). 2007년 10월 30 m 수층의 수온 일변화(7~23 )는 조석변화와 일치하는 주기와 스펙트럼을 보였으며, 이는 북한한류수 영향인 것으로 파악된다. 이와 같이 조석과 북한한류수로 인한 일변화가 어류 가두리가 설치된 수심에도 영향을 미친다면 어업 피해로 이어질 수 있으므로 정밀한 조사가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

The distribution of dissolved oxygen (DO) and its variability in Chunsu Bay were studied. Monthly hydrographic survey and realtime monitoring for water quality conditions were carried out in study area. Vertical distribution of DO shows the formation of hypoxia in the bottom water in the vicinity of the artificial dyke and net cage aquaculture site in summer. Annual mean of DO was 8.4 mg/l, with minimum monthly mean of 6.9 mg/l in July and maximum of 11.2 mg/l in March. Temporal variation of DO at bottom water around the net cage aquaculture site shows pronounced oscillatory characteristics with range of 0.5~7.0 mg/l. Coherency analyses between the tidal range and DO concentration shows that variation of DO is significantly coherent with tidal range at semi-diurnal period with 1~3.5 hours phase-lags. A simple DO budget model was set up to account for the formation of the extreme hypoxic conditions in Chunsu Bay. The governing equation is based on the mass-balance for kinetic process with simplified parameter of source and sink terms of DO. the source term is represented by replenishment through the vertical and horizontal diffusion and mixing. the sink terms comprise function of sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD). The result of numerical solution indicates the dominant role of SOD as the overriding factor against the oxygen supply.

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.