The speed of vertical migration and the volume backscattering strength of the scattering layers during the evening and morning transitions between day and night were measured in November 1990-1992 in thermally stratified waters of the East China Sea. Acoustical measurements were carried out using a scientific echo-sounder operating at t재 frequencies of 25 and 100kHz, and using an echo-integration system connected with a micro-computer. Biological sampling was accomplished by bottom trawling to identify fish species recorded on the echo sounder, and the species and length compositions were determined. The values of scattering strength were allocated to group of fishes according to the fish traces on the echo recording paper and the species composition of trawl catches. The vertical velocities of migration derived from the changes in the depths and the values of peak scattering strength of the dense layer vertically migrating toward the bottom or toward the surface. The trawl data suggest that snailfish and fishing frog were the most abundant fishes in all research stations. As sunrise approached, the fish formed a strong concentration just above the thermocline. The the highest values of scattering strength in the entire water column appeared in the depth strata above the thermocline just before the begining of downward migration. As soon as the fish began to migrate downwards across the thermocline, the values of the scattering strength in the depth strata above the thermocline rapidly decreased, while the values for the scattering layer moving slowly toward the bottom gradually increased. During the 1992 surveys, the speed of the vertical migration was estimated to be 0.38m/min in the upward migration and 0.32m/min in the downward migration, respectively. That is the rate of vertical migration was slightly higher at dusk than at dawn. Similar migration patterns were observed on different stations and under different weather conditions during the surveys in 1990.

The vertical distribution and activity patterns of fishes during the evening and morning transitions between day and night were studied acoustically and by bottom trawling in November 1990-1992 in thermally stratified waters of the East China Sea. The acoustic data were collected from six stations with a scientific echo-sounder operating at two frequencies of 25 and 100kHz, and the echograms were used to determine the vertical distributions of fish. Biological sampling was accomplished by bottom trawling to identify fish species recorded on the echograms, and the species and length compositions were determined. At each station, vertical profiles of water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were taken with a CTD system and were related to the diel movements and the depth distributions of fish. During the day most fish were within several meters above bottom, but began to migrate upwards just before sunset, and during the night they were dispersed in midwater. Prior to sunrise with a thermocline present, one group of the fish aggregation occurred in dense schools slightly above the thermocline, while the other group occurred with the numerous single fish-traces bellow it. These groups of aggregations rapidly began to migrate toward the bottom across the thermocline from about 40 min before sunrise. Trawl hauls in the bottom strata below the thermocline with the characteristic single fish traces yieled invariably catches dominated by snailfish and fishing frog with minor quantities of other species in all stations. Hence, the results indicate that snailfish and fishing frog were the dominated scatterers in the depth strata below the thermocline, and the single-fish recordings were mainly snailfish. The fish species such as anchovy and juvenile mackerel in bottom trawl catches is poorly represented in relation to the mesh selectivity of the trawl net, but their occurrence suggest that the fish-school recording above the thermocline were due to these species which migrated vertically across the thermocline, with a temperature gradient of about 8℃, from the water layers near the bottom at night. Accordingly, we conclude that the vertical distribution and activity patterns of snailfish were strongly temperature dependent and in the termally stratified waters, the upper limit to diel activity was closely linked to the position of the thermocline.

A cooperative Korea-Japan investigation for the demersal fisheries resources of the East China Sea carried out by using the training ship Oshoro Maru belong to Hok-kaido University, Japan, during 1-8 November, 1991. The research vessel sampled 15 stations with demersal trawls on the East China Sea, and 1,364 nautical miles of track line were surveyed hydroacoustically. The hydroacoustic observations were taken with a scientific echo sounder operating at two frequencies of 25 kHz and 100 kHz, and a microcomputer-based echo integrator. Fish samples were collected by demersal trawling, and temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were measured with a CTD system. The target strength of fish school was estimated from the relationship between mean scattering strength and catches caught by demersal trawling. The results obtained can be summarized as follows: 1. The mean backscattering strength for 15 layers occupied by demersal trawls at 25 kHz ranged from -70.4 dB to -59.1 dB. Then the catch per one hour ranged from 8.2 to 587.5 kg/hour. 2. The mean backscattering strength for the entire layer between transducer and seabed in the survey area of the East China Sea at 25 kHz and 100 kHz were -68.0 dB and -73.1 dB, respectively. 3. The mean fish-school target strength per one kilogram at 25 kHz and 100 kHz were -28.3 dB/kg, and -30.4 dB/kg, respectively.

In order to estimate the mesh selectivity master curves and the optimum mesh size, experiments were made by the cover net method with the cod-ends of the five different the opening mesh sizes(51.2mm, 70.2mm, 77.6mm, 88.0mm and 111.3mm). After that 163 hauling were performed and there by investigated, on the training vessel Saebada in the Southern Korean Sea and East China Sea from June 1991 to August 1992. In this report, the mesh selectivity master curves were fitted by using logistic function(S=1/(1+exp super(-(aR+b))), R=(L-L sub(0))/(M-M sub(0)) and the optimum mesh sizes were estimated from each master curve. In this case, a and b are the selection parameters, M is the mesh size of each experimental cod-end. L is body length, L sub(0) and M sub(0) is the distance from the coordinate origine to intersection of linear regression between 25% and 50% selection length. The results obtained are summarized as follows; 1. Trachurus japonicus: Mesh selectivity master curve parameters: a and b were 2. 25, -4.73 respectively and optimum mesh size was estimated to be 79.3mm. 2. Trichiurus lepturus: Mesh selectivity master curve parameters: a and b were 0.81, -3.17 respectively and optimum mesh size was estimated to be 64.5mm. 3. Photololigo edulis: Mesh selectivity master curve parameters: a and b were 1.30m, -4.10 respectively and optimum mesh size was estimated to be 89.9mm. 4. Todarodes pacificus: Mesh selectivity master curve parameters: a and b were 1. 35, -3.45 respectively and optimum mesh size was estimated to be 89.4mm.

In order to analyse the mesh selectivity for the trawl net, the fishing experiment was carried out by the training ship Saebada in the southern Korea Sea and the East China Sea from June 1991 to August 1992. The trawl net used in experiment has the trouser type of cod-end with cover net, and the mesh selectivity was examined for the five kinds of the opening mesh size in its cod-end part. The selection curves and the selection parameters were calculated by using a logistic function, S=1/(1+exp super(-(aL+b))), and in this case, a and b are the selection parameters and L is the body length of the target species of fishes. In this report, the four species of aquatic animals were analysed because the catch data were enough to calculate normally the selection curves and the selection parameters, and the results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Trachurus japonicus; Selection parameters a and b in each cases of the opening mesh size of 51.2mm, 70.2mm, 77.6mm, 88.0mm and 111.3mm were respectively 0.5050 and -5.4283, 0.3018 and -4.9590, 0.3816 and -7.3659, 0.2695 and -5.7958, 0.2170 and -5.1226. 2. Photololigo edulis ; Selection Parameters a and b in each cases of the former mesh sizes were respectively 0.7394 and -6.1433, 0.3389 and -4.2366, 0.3286 and -5.1002, 0.2543 and -5.0049, 0.1795 and -4.8040. 3. Trichirus lepturus; Selection curves in the opening mesh size of 111.3mm was calculated unnormally. The selection parameters in the other opening mesh sizes were respectively 0.3790 and -5.2891, 0.2071 and -4.9164, 0.1292 and -3.1733, 0.1153 and -3.8497 in the order of former mesh sizes except 111.3mm. 4. Todarodes pacificus ; Selection curve in case of the opening mesh sizes, 70.2mm and 111.3mm were calculated unnormally. In the order cases of the opening mesh sizes, the selection parameters were respectively were 0.5766 and -6.0169, 0.3735 and -5.4633, 0.2771 and -5.7718 in the order of former mesh sizes except 70.2mm and 111.3mm.

In order to analyse the mesh selectivity for the trawl net, the fishing experiment was carried out by the training ship Saebada belonging to the National Fisheries University, in the Southern Korea Sea and the East China Sea from June 1991 to August 1992. The trawl net used in the experiment has the trouser type of cod-end with cover net and the mesh selectivity in the cod-end part. In this report, the species of fishes caught and the catch rate for them in accordance with different mesh sizes were analysed, and the result obtained are summarized as follows: 1) 145 species of aquatic animals were caught in totally 138 times of trawl operations. 2) The number of species mostly not to escape are 28, 22, 19, 16 and 11 respectively, in each opening mesh size, 51.2mm, 70.2mm, 77.6mm, 88.0mm and 111.3mm of cod-end. 3) In view that the use of the opening mesh size above 54mm in cod-end of trawl net in Korea, it is necessary to device a counterplan against the overfishing, for the 22 species of aquatic animals mostly not to escape in the cod-end of the large mesh sizes more than 70.2mm.

1989년 11월 4~12일의 동지나해에서 관측한 자료를 사용하여 해황을 조사하였다. 그 결과 표층의 해황은 쓰시마 난류수와 중국 대륙 연안수로 대별되고 그 사이에는 강한 전선이 형성되고 있다. 쓰시마 난류수는 수온 22~24℃, 염분 33.5~34.5‰의 고온.고염수로 용존산소는 4.5ml/l 이하로 낮았다. 그리고 중국 대륙 연안수는 수온 18~20℃, 염분 32.0‰ 이하인 저온.저염수로 용존산소는 4.5~5.0ml/l로 높게 나타났다. 저층에도 역시 표층과 같이 쓰시마 난류수와 중국 대륙 연안수가 존재하였다. 이 외에도 북쪽에는 수온 10℃ 이하, 염분 33.0‰ 내외, 용존 산소는 4.5ml/l 이상의 고산소수인 황해 저층냉수가 분포하고, 동남쪽에는 수온 15~19℃ 염분 34.5‰, 용존산소는 2.0~3.5ml/l의 저산소수인 동지나해 남부 저층수도 분포하였다. 그리고 중국 대륙 연안수와 쓰시마 난류수의 중간 특성을 나타내는 수온 20.5~22.0℃, 염분 32.3~33.3‰의 물은 중국 대륙 연안수와 쓰시마 난류가 혼합된 결과라고 판단된다.

동지나해의 어업자원량을 정량적으로 평가하기 위한 시도로서, 부산수산대학교와 일본 북해도대학이 공동으로 실시한 제1차 동지나해의 저서어족자원조사중에서 계량어군탐지기를 이용하여 수집한 각종의 기초자료를 분석, 검토한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 동지나해의 24회 조사 Line에서 저층 Trawl에 의해 어획된 어종수는 총 96어종이고, 1시간 예망당 평균어획량은 58.8kg/hour이었다. 2. 저층 Trawl을 행한 수탐층(약 4.5m)에 분포하는 어군의 평균체적산란강도는 25KHz와 100KHz에서 각각 -63.9dB, -67.3dB로서 저주파수의 경우가 고주파수보다 약 3.4dB 더 높았다. 3. 전수탐층(송수파기과 해저간)에 분포하는 어군의 평균체적산란강도는 25KHz와 100KHz에서 각각 -61.9dB, -67.0dB로서 역시 저주파수의 경우가 고주파수보다 약 1.5dB 더 높았다. 4. 저층 Trawl을 행한 수탐층에 분포하는 어군의 평균체적산란강도(SV, dB)와 이 때 어획된 전위제적당의 평균어획량(kg)으로부터 추정한 kg당의 평균반사강도는 25KHz와 100KHz에서 각각 -23.6dB/kg, -26.3dB/kg로서 저주파수의 경우가 고주파수보다 약 2.7dB/kg 더 컸다.

동지나해의 저서 어업자원에 대한 어획시험 조사연구가 일본의 북해도대학과 부산수산대학교의 공동으로 1989년 11월 5일~11월 12일의 기간 중에 실시되었다. 이 공동 연구는 앞으로 1992년도까지 연 4년간의 조사기간은 설정하고 있으며, 어획시험은 매년 같은 시기 같은 해역의 동일 지점에서 실시할 예정으로 있다. 본 연구에서는 어업자원의 현황과 동태, 지리적인 분포에 대한 기초자료를 얻고자 일본 북해도대학의 연습선 OSHORU-MARU를 이용하여, 한일 공동규제수역 밖의 동지나해 북부 해역에서 1일 3회 총 24회의 트로올 조업을 행하였고, 그 결과를 분석하였다. 1. 조업해역의 수심은 51~132m, 예망수층의 수온은 8~21℃의 범위에 있었고, 예망 중의 망고는 4.5m, 오터 보오드의 간격은 80m 정도였다. 2. 총 24회의 조업에서 어류 76종, 오징어 문어류 6종, 게, 새우류 7종을 어획하였으며, 이들중 홍어류, 달고기, 민어, 민강달이, 황돔, 전갱이류, 병치매가리, 갈치, 삼치, 병어, 덕대, 샛돔, 꼼치, 말쥐치, 살오징어, 칼오징어, 꽃게는 어획량이나 개체수가 비교적 많았다. 3. 주요 어종들에 대하여 어획 해역별로 체장 계급별로 미수분포를 보면, 갈치, 병어, 말쥐치는 해역에 따라 체장의 모드가 다른 어군이 별개로 어획이 되고 있으며, 살오징어, 칼오징어, 꽃게로는 같은 해역에서 성장단계가 상이한 2개 이상의 군이 혼획되는 것으로 보인다. 4. 특히, 갈치, 병어는 대.소형어가 분리 어획되고 있으나, 살오징어, 칼오징어, 꽃게 등은 같은 어장에서 대.소형어가 혼획되고 있으므로 소형어의 난획 방지를 위한 방책이 필요한 것으로 본다.

동지나해의 초음파산란층에 대한 기초적 연구로서, 산란층의 주야간에 대한 수직이동상태와 Echo 신호의 변동특성에 관하여 검토한 결과, 수심 20m~80m에 형성된 상「하한의 수온차가 약 11℃인 수온약층부에서 일몰 전에는 산란층의 Echo 신호가 뚜렷하지 않았으나, 일몰 후부터 수심 35m~45m 구간에서 산란층이 강하게 나타내기 시작하여, 시간이 경과할수록 수직적으로 신장되면서 표층을 향해 점차 부상하는 경향을 나타내었다. 한편, 일출 전에 초음파산란층의 상부는 수온약층의 상부까지 부상하였고, 또 전 수심에서 상당히 강한 Echo 신호가 돌발적으로 출현하는 현상이 확인되었으며, 이것은 저층에 분포하고 있던 어군이 부상하여 발생한 것으로 생각된다. 일출 후에는 산란층이 급속히 하강함과 동시에 Echo level도 급격히 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었고, 그 하강속도는 일몰 후 산란층의 부상속도에 비해 현저하게 빠른 현상을 나타내었으며, 일출전후 약 30분간에 가장 강한 Echo 신호가 관측되었다. 또 Echo 신호의 진폭빈도분포는 일몰전에는 전 수층에 걸쳐 Echo level이 매우 낮으므로 낮은 level에 많이 집중되는 지수분포형을 나타내고, 일출전후에는 Echo 신호가 높은 level에 많이 집중되는 정규분포형을 나타내었다.

동지나해의 초음파산란층에 관한 기초적 연구로서 어군탐지기에 의해 탐지한 어군의 체적산란강도의 연직분포와 수온의 연직분포를 상호 비교「검토하고, 또 트로올조업에 의한 어획시험을 행한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. (1) 조사해역에서 표층에 가장 인접하여 형성된 수온약층의 수심구간은 8m~12m였고, 이 수온약층의 상「하한에 대한 수온차는 8.6℃였다. (2) 수온약층이 형성된 해역에 있어서 야간의 경우, 어군분포는 수온약층 상부의 혼합층에서 군집도가 가장 높았으나, 주간의 경우에는 수온약층에 관계없이 해저부근에서 어군의 군집도가 매우 높았다. (3) 본 조사에서 탐지한 어군의 각 수심층에 대한 평균체적산란강도의 최대치는 -49.3 dB~-48.0 dB 범위였다. (4) 주간에 해저부근에서 탐지한 어군의 평균체적산란강도의 최대치는 -48.6 dB로서, 이때 저층 트로올에 의해 어획된 어획물은 주로 게(Ovalipes punctatus)와 오징어(Photololigo edulis f. budo)였고, 이밖에도 약간의 쥐치(Thamnaconus modestus), 칼치(Trichiurus lepturus), 새우(Metanephrops thomsoni) 등이 어획되었다.

Fluid in a rotating coordinate generally flows along equi-potential vorticity line. Without disturbances such as dissipation, rapid vertical mixing, and external forcing such as energy exchanges, potential vorticity is conserved in the thermally and dynamically closed system. This study is the first trial to investigate the potential vorticity in the East Sea. The purpose of this study is to show the distribution of the potential vorticity due to the variation of sea water density and topography in baroclinic and barotropic conditions. The conclusions are given as follows. First, vertical mixing is well striking in February than in August, and flow patterns in February are different from those in August. Secondly, contour lines of isotrophe is similar to bottom topography, while potential vorticity is similar to the distribution of dynamic topography. Thirdly, the circulation of the East Sea Water flows approximately along contours of potential vorticity in the region of high baroclinicity and along those of isotrophe in other region.

A series of observations was conducted in order to study the accuracy of the Jlosition by automatic Loran-C navigation system with two Loran-C chains, namely 5970 and 9970 Chain, in the EJst Sea and Southern Sea of the Korean Peninsular from July to September 1986. Diurnal variation of positional error measured by 5970 Chain was almost stable throughout a whole day, and it was fairly stabl2 in the daytime but fluctuated more or less by night at each station by 9970 Chain. Daily mean values of positional error by 5970 Chain were 6'.44 SWat U1reungdo, 0'.22 SE at Jugbyeon, 0'.91 NE at Guryongpo, 0'.37 SE at Pusan, 0'.30 SE at Yokchi, 0'.37 NW at Cheju and 12'.51 SE at Taeheuksan. By 9970 Chain, they Wer2 0'.27 SWat Ulreungdo, 0'.27 SE at Jugbyeon, 0'.09 SWat Guryongpo, 0'.19 SE at Pusan, 0'. IG SE at Yokchi, 0'.17 Sr:: at Cheju and 0'.52 SE at Taeheuksan.

In accordance with a rapid growth of demani on aquatic animals, researches of the unused fishery resources On the deep sea b~d in the Korean Waters has been and will be required. The authors carried out a series of fishing experiments to investigate the available resources and to find the effective fishing method on the deep sea bed of the Korean East Sea. In the experiments, 19 kinds of traps which are different from each other in shape, mesh size and entrance diameter were used. The fishing experiments w~r;; carried out in four areas of 20Dm, 600.'11, 800m and 1000.'11 deep respectively, by the Pusan 402 (30:) GT) and the Pusan 403 (279GT), the training ships of National Fisheries University of Pusan, during August, 1986. The catc~ were analyzed with the size, the depth and the construction of traps. The results obtained can be summarized as follows: 1. Main species of the catch w~re pink shrimp, Pandalus bolelis, a kind of welks, Buccimum striatissimum and a kind of larg~ crabs. Chiono8cetes japonicus and the another species were few. 2. The CPUE value (expressed by the number of catch per trap in this paper) of pink shrimp was the highest in the depth of 20J-n around, and the value in the depth of 600.'11 or more decreased gradually with an increase of the depth. But, the value of Buccimum straitissimum was much higher in the depth of 6:J:)!1I or more than that in the depth of 200m around. On the other hand, the value of Chion:Jecetes japonjcus was very low in general. 3. The iniividual body size of the catch differed with the depth. Pink shrimps caught in the depth of 200m around were smaller than those in the depth of 600.'11 or more. In contrast with this, Baccimum striatissim:t.m caught in the depth of 200m around were larger than those in the depth of 600.'11 or more. 4. Depending on the selection curve in Ishida's method for the mesh size of trap webbing, the carapace length of pink shrimp and the shell length of Buccimum striatissimum which are equivalent to 100% relative catching efficiency can be estimated about 3.5cm and 6.5cm or so respectively. 5. The number of catch of pink shrimp and Buccimum striatissimum by the 60.'1'1.'11 entrance diameter of trap were less than that by the 90mm, 120mm and 150mm, even thogh the diffierence am~r, g 9:Jmm, 120.'11.'11 and 150:1'.'11 are not so large.

Even though it is well known that the tidal current in the East China Sea rotates clockwise, few report can be found about the precise pattern of it. To furnish some information available for the stow net fishermen, the author carried out the observation over 235 semidiurnal tidal cycle to investigate the pattern of the set and the rate of tidal current in the Korean fishing section 250 and 494, by reading the current meter and by tracing the corner reflectors with radar onboard the anchored obsen'ation vessel, from May 12, 1984 through February 27, 1986. The results obtained are as follows: 1. The mean semidiurnal tidal cycle was 12 h 20 m during spring tide, and 12 h 30 m during neap tide. 2. The mean interval from the calculated time of high water until the current began to set north was 2 h 30 m and 2 h 15 m in the fishing section 250 and 494 respectively, and the mean interval from the time of low water current began to set south was about 2 h 0 m in both sections. 3. In comparison of the occupied times to vary the set from one of 8 principal bearing points to the neighboring one, the shortest was while the set varied from N to NE and S to SW in the section 250 and 494 respectively. Contrary the longest was while the set varied from SE to S and from W to NW in the section 250 and 494 respectively. 4. In comparison of the rate while the set varied from one of 8 principal bearing points to the neighboring one, the fastest was while the set varied from SE to Sand NW to N in the section 250, and E to SE and W to NW in the section 494. Contrary the slowest was while the current set to NE and S W in the section 250, and N, NE and S W in the section 494.

The circulation of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea is simulated by means of the two layer numerical model with bottom topography: The circulation inside the Yellow Sea is mostly affected by the Kuroshio Current in the case without the wind stress exerting on the surface. The main current is trapped along the continental slope by the characteristics of geostrophy. The second strong current region is appeared from the southern coast of the Ghina to the Korea Straits, which is characterized the western boundary current. The circulation inside the Yellow Sea is rotated in clockwise direction even though its magnitude is negligibly small compare with the other current, for example, the tidal residual current.

By use of C. S. K. summer (1977) and winter (1974) data, the distribution of water types in the East China Sea is studied. In summer, it is classified into the Yellow Sea Cold Water, the Coastal Water, the East China Sea Water, the Mixed Water, the Tsushima Warm Water, and the Kuroshio Water. Seasonal thermocline and halocline appear strongly in the surface layer of the Yellow Sea Cold Water and the Coastal Water, and the maximum value of dissolved oxygen exists at the depth at which seasonal thermocline shows up. The Coastal Water which is formed by mixing with the outflow fresh water of the Yangtze River distributes itself at the surface Iayer because of the lower density. On the other hand, in winter, the Coastal Water does not appear and the characteristics of the Yellow Sea Cold Water and the East China Sea Water are homogeneous vertically. This is because the surface water is mixed vertically with the influence cooling. In both seasons, the Mixed Water appears in the marginal region of the continental shelf and in the continental slope. We can see that the Tsushima Warm Water and the Mixed Water are almost plotted on the same region in the temperature-salinity diagram. The Tsushima Warm Water does not originate from the main flow of the Kuroshio, but from the Mixed Water on the marginal region of the continental shelf and the continental slope.

동지나해에 있어서 고등어류 어획량 즉 자원량 변동에 따른 어장분포범위의 변동상태를 파악함과 동시에 이에 따른 환경변화와의 관계를 조사하였다. 어획자료는 일본국 농림성조사부 및 국립수산진흥원의 해구별 선망어획량 통계자료를 사용하였다. 이중에서 어획량이 적었던 1968년, 가장 많았던 1974년과 그 후 다시 적어졌던 1980년에 대하여 어획량을 계절별로 집계하여 분석하였다. 해양관측자료는 일본기상청과 국립수산진흥원의 자료를 사용하였다. 그 결과, 고등어류 어장분포는 어느 계절이나 3개년 모두 동지나해 중앙부를 중심으로 북동부와 남서부로 분리되었다. 또한 동계와 춘계에는 쿠로시오역 내측에 폭이 좁은 띠모양[대상]의 어장이 형성되었다. 어군의 북상시기인 하계와 남하시기인 동계에는 한국연안과 쓰시마난류역을 따라서 어장이 형성되었다. 어장분산은 하계가 제일 크고 춘계가 가장 적었으며, 누년 큰 변동이 없었으나 자원량이 많았던 1974년 이후인 1980년이 가장 컸다. 어장의 집중과 분산은 수온약층과 수온의 수평기울기의 크기와 관련이 있었다.

동지나해.황해의 저층에 서식하는 강달이 어장의 형성구조와 그 변동에 미치는 해양환경의 영향을 구명하기 위해 안강망에 의한 어획통계자료(1970~1979)와 해양관측재료를 이용하여 어장의 계절별, 경년별 변동을 검사한 결과 다음과 같다. 강달이 어획율의 약 70%가 집중하고 있는 중요어장은 대흑산도와 Sokotra Rock 주변해역이었다. 또한 이들 해역은 CPUE가 비교적 크고, C. V.가 0.9~1.4로서 작게 나타나 어황이 안정된 좋은 어장을 형성하고 있었다. 주어기는 2~3월과 6~7월이었으며, 1974~1976년의 주어기 CPUE는 평년의 약 2배 이상이었다. 중심어장의 분포역은 평균수심 50m 내외의 황해저층냉수와 대마난류와의 사이에 형성되는 조경역이었으며, 수온 및 염분은 각각 10~13℃, 32.5~34.4‰ 이었다. 주어장은 주로 황해 저층 냉수괴의 연변에서 형성되고, 이 수괴의 소장에 따라 계절변동을 하고 있었다.