마산-진해만에서 1990년 1월부터 1997년 8월까지 Prorocentrum 개체군 (P. dentatum Stein, P. micans Ehrenberg, P. minimum (Pavillard) Schiller, P. triestinum Schiller) 변동을 monitoring하였다. Prorocentrum 개체군은 대부분 6-8월 해수 성층화가 일어나는 시기에 bloom을 일으켰고 수온은 24-28℃, 염분도는 24-34

마산만의 4개 정점에서 1994년 3월부터 1996년 12월까지 2~3월 간격으로 14회에 걸쳐 21개의통발과 5폭의 저층자망어구를 이용하여 저서어개류의 군집특성을 조사하였다. 통발에 채집된 종은 0~10종으로 불가사리, 게류, 붕장어, 볼락, 노래미, 망둑 및 베도라치 등이었고, 단위 통발당 개체수는 0~46마리였으며 우점종은 S1정점의 납작게와 다른 정점의 불가사리였다. `95년에 출현 종과 개체수가 비교적 많았으나, `94년 3월과 7월 및 `96년 8월에 S1정저메서 생물이 채집되지 않았다. 자망구어에 채집된 종는 0~7종으로 갯가재, 해파래, 도다리, 불가사리, 민꽃게, 및 해조류 등 이었고, 단위 폭당 개체수는 0~30마리였으며 우점종은 해파리와 갯가재엿다, `94년 7월에는 S1정점에서 그리고 `96년 8월 및 12월에는 S4정저메서서 생무링 체포되지 않았으나, `95년 8월과 `96년 8월에는 S1정점에서 고등어, 멸치, 전어, 숭어 등이 저층자망에 포획되기도 하였다. 가장 오염이 심한 S1정점에서 `94년 11월에 통발당 50여 마리의 납작게가 들었으며 이후에도 개체수는 줄었으나 지속적으로 포획되었고, `96년 8월에는 고등어, 숭어, 전어 등의 군집이 빈번하게 형성되었다, 그리고 S1정점에서 도다리, 노래미, 갯가재, 꼼치 등의 치어사 `95년과 `96년의 4~8월에 많이 들었으나 특이하게도 불가사리는 1마리도 채집되지 않았다. 종다양성지수(H`)는 60여회의 조사중 80% 이상이 1.0 이하로 나타났다. 정점별 비교에서 톨발에 의한 군집 안정도는 S1정점에서 가장 낮고 다른 정점에서는 유사한 수준으로 높았지만, 자망의 경우는 S1과 S4정점에서 유사한 수준으로 낮고, S2과 S3정점에서 유사한 수준으로 높게 나타났으며 계절별 큰 차이가 없었다. 그리고 경년별 비교에서 통발의 경우에는 거의 차이가 없으나, 지망의 경우 `95년이 다른 해보다 군의 댜양도가 현저하게 큰 것으로 나타났다. 조사결고를 종합하여 보면 마산만에서의 어개류 군집은 납작게, 해파리, 불가사리, 갯가재 등이 탁월하게 우접하는, 안정도가아주낙은 군집을 하고있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 `94년 3월에서 `96년 12월까지 뚜렷한 어개류 서식환경의 개선 징후느 나타나지 않았으나, 마산만에 서식하는 어개류는 이곳의 오염된 서식환경에잘 적응하여 산란.서식하며, 또 회유성 어개류는 주로 외적 요인에 의한 계절 및 경년변동을 하는 것으로 유추된다.

Current measurements at 3 sections and numerical experiments were carried out in Masan Bay to understand the effect of the wind on the residual currents and pollutant transport. The vertical distribution of horizontal velocities were directly affected by the wind at the depths of 1m and 2m beneath the sea surface. Analysis of the velocity data suggested that changes in the vertical gravitational circulation contributed to the net circulation. The net transport of water through the northern part of the bay was observed to be landward, with wind-induced transport of about 100m super(3)/s. Hence, wind is concluded to be the dominant mechanism driving the net circulation in the northern area of Masan Bay. Numerical experiments are shown that when S wind with 5m/s blew, northern area of the bay was generated the horizontal circulation of clockwise and local gyre. On the contrary of those, N wind made her to the anti-clockwise. In the case of no wind, the tidal residual current(constant flow) is very small or neglected except the bay-mouth. The inflow or outflow pattern of the mouth is considered as the flows generated by tidal residual current only. The distance of wind-induced transport of pollutant was as long as 2 times of no wind during the one tidal period.

The characteristics of tidal exchange in Masan Bay were studied on the basis of salinity observations and current measurements in the summer of 1985. The exchange ratio of the sea water was calculated using three different formulas. The tidal exchange rate was estimated to be smaller than that of another bays in the southern coast of Korea. The tidal exchange ratios in Masan Bay at spring tide were deduced to be 2.4-11.7%. While those at neap tide were 2.0-9.1%. Though tidal range of neap tide is smaller than that of spring tide. the tidal exchange ratio in the bay can be increased in case of highly stratified vertical structure.

마산만은 반폐쇄성 해역으로, 느린 유속과 육상오염물질의 하천부하 등으로 인해 심각한 수질문제를 가지고 있으며, 동시에 폭풍해 일에 취약한 입지적 특성을 나타내고 있다. 이 중 폭풍해일 저감대책으로 제시된 재해방지시설을 운용함과 동시에 이를 마산만 내측 수질개선 에 활용하는 방안을 모색하였다. 즉, 재해방지시설을 가동하여 마산만 내측과 외측의 수위조건이 다를 때 발생하는 수두차를 이용하여 만 내· 외의 해수를 교환하였다. 재해방지시설의 위치를 기존 만 입구부, 마창대교 인근, 그리고 돝섬 인근으로 가정하였으며, 선박운항 횟수와 연간조 위를 분석하여 통항빈도가 가장 낮은 새벽시간(01∼05) 및 수두차가 가장 큰 대조기에 운용된다고 가정하였다. 또한, 재해방지시설과 함께 약 10km 길이의 유출·입 관로를 통한 내·외해수의 해수교환 촉진을 위한 추가 실험안을 구성하였다. 수치모의 결과, 현재상태의 경우 마산만 전체 해수교환율은 38.62%을 나타냈으며, 모든 실험안에서 마산만 내 모든 구역에서 꾸준한 증가 추세를 보이고 있다. 이에 반해, 마산만 입구부와 비교한 마산만 내측의 해수교환율은 매우 낮게 나타나 반폐쇄성 내만해역의 특성을 잘 재현하는 것으로 판단된다. 재해방지시설과 관로를 이용 한 실험안을 분석한 결과, 현재상태와 비교하여 재해방지시설을 운용한 경우 해수교환율이 높고, 그 운용빈도가 많아질수록 더 많은 순환이 이 루어지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 재해방지시설에 의해 발생된 수두차를 이용하여 관로를 통해 해수를 유입 혹은 유출한 경우 마산만 가장 내 측의 수질이 개선되는 것으로 나타났다. 재해방지시설의 위치는 마창대교 남측과 비교하여 마산만 입구와 돝섬에 위치한 경우 해수교환 효과 가 더 좋게 나타났다. 한편 마산만 전체영역에 대한 해수교환율은 만 입구에 재해방지시설이 위치한 경우가 돝섬에 위치한 경우보다 높지만, 마산만 내측을 포함한 해수교환율은 반대로 돝섬에 위치한 경우가 더 높게 나타났다.

A large amount of 2.1×106 m3 of polluted sediment was dredged from the Masan Bay and deposited in Gapo confined area, Masan, Korea. The six representative sediments were obtained and analyzed for issue components. The data was discussed with the species of benthos and their distribution. It was judged that toxicological effects of sediment analyzed ranged from ERL to ERM with copper and zinc, and ERL with cadmium, chrome, lead and nickel by the Adverse Biological Effects. The dredging index (DI) of sediments stabilized for 10 years since dumping the confined site was calculated and compared with the DI values of dredged sediment itself. DI values decreased from 0.67 to 0.07 ～ 0.18, which reflects DI value less than 0.2 is good for benthos in the sediment by the natural recovery of dredged materials. The ecological recovery was confirmed in this confined area as a habitat of benthic organisms.

For the sustainable management of marine ecosystem in Masan Bay, we have to assess the carrying capacity and standard of target water quality. In this research, we assume that all pollutants loads are treated in Dukdong sewage treatment plant, then we simulate the physical-biological model for prediction water quality for the achievement of standard water quality. In 2001 year, for the achievement of COD 2.5 mg/L, we need to reduce COD 90 %, nitrogen 30 %, phosphate 90% than that of the present value. According to these results, the water quality of sewage treatment plant is required to treat COD 13.5 mg/L, nitrogen 33.3 mg/L, phosphate 6.0 mg/L. If the sewage treatment plant will be expanded much larger in 2011, it will need to be treated in COD 6.6 mg/L, nitrogen 2.5 mg/L, phosphate 5 mg/L for the achievement of water quality standard in COD 2.5 mg/L.

Surface sediments and seawater were sampled at Masan and Haengam Bays of Korea, to evaluate contamination by sewage-derived organic matter using fecal sterols. Six stream-water samples into Masan and Haengam Bays were also sampled. Total concentrations of eight sterols (coprostanol, epichloestanol, epicoprostanol, cholesterol, cholestanol, brassicasterol, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol) were in the range of 1,274～4,768 ㎍/g dry weight in suspended particulate from the stream-water, 292～2,244 ㎍/g dry weight in suspended particulate from the seawater and 4.5～27.2 ㎍/g dry weight in the sediments. Although sterol compositions in sediments, seawater and stream-water were different, cholesterol was the predominant sterol in all samples. The proportion and concentration of coprostanol, a sewage tracer, in stream-water was much higher than those in sediment and seawater. The sterol levels including coprostanol in the sediments and seawater were higher at inner basin than at the outer bay. Some molecular indices and multivariate statistical analysis were used to assess the origin of these sterols and sewage contamination in the study area. The sterol composition patterns in stream-water were mainly associated with contamination by sewage-derived organic matters and those of seawater were associated with the activities of marine-originated organisms. Sterol levels in the sediments were both from the sewage input through stream-water and the marine- originated organisms. This survey suggests that the main source/route of sewage-derived organic matters in Masan Bay is the input of stream-water into the bay.

It is noted that the red tides and the oxygen-deficient water mass are extensively developed in Masan Bay during summer. The nutrients mass balance was calculated in Masan Bay, using the three-dimensional numerical hydrodynamic model and the material cycle model. The material cycle model was calibrated with the data obtained on the field of the study area in June 1993. The nutrients mass balance calculated by the combination of the residual currents and material cycle model results showed nutrients of surface and middle levels to be transported from the inner part to the outer part of Masan Bay, and nutrients of bottom level to be transported from outer part to inner part of Masan Bay. The uptake rate of DIN in the box A1(surface level of inner part) was found to be 337.5㎎/㎥ ·day, the largest value in all 9 boxes and that of DIP was found to be 18.6㎎/㎥·day in box A1, and the regeneration rate of DIN was found to be 78.2㎎/㎥· day in the box A3(bottom level of inner part), and that of DIP was found to be 18.6㎎/㎥· day in box A1. The regenerations of DIN and DIP in the water column of the entire Bay were found to be 7.66ton/day and 760㎏/day, respectively. And the releases of DIN and DIP from the sediments of the entire Bay were found to be 2.86ton/day and 634㎏/ day, respectively. The regeneration rate was 2.5 times as high as the release rate in DIN, and 1.2 times in DIP. The results of mass balance calculation showed not only the nutrients released from the sediments but the nutrients regenerated in water column to be important in the control and management of water quality in Masan Bay.

During the last two decades, many industrial complexes for heavy and chemical industries have been established along the Korean coastline, thereby increasing the pollution materials burden on the coastal environment of seawater. Masan Bay is one of the most polluted coastal areas in Korea and the main soures of pollutants are domestic and industrial wastewater from Masan, Changwon. This study was aimed to evaluate relationships among the physicochemical parameters in the bottom water of Masan bay and to examine environmental factors affecting to pollutions of seawater by factor analysis. The factor loading, 1 is showed higher increasing inclination after 1989 year in station 1. The variance of pollutant materials is showed 43.7% in which the coastal inflow water is indicated external loadings(factor 1 : NO3- -N, TN, factor 4 : SiO2-Si) corresponded to domestic sewage, industrial wastewater, and earth-sands in the bottom water of Masan bay. And the internal loadings(factor 2 : SS, salinity, factor 3 : W.T., DO) are explained 33.8% corresponded the phenomena of sedimentary layer and oxygen concentration. Therefore, The external loadings are explained by the higher factor pollutantal variance in Masan bay.

Masan bay is one of the polluted enclosed bays, which has red tides problem and the formation of oxygen deficient water in the bottom layer. Most important factors that cause eutrophication and red tide is nutrient materials containing nitrogen and phosphorus which stem from terrestrial sources and nutrients released from sediment. Therefore, to improve of water quality, reduction of these nutrient loads should be indispensible. At this study, the three-dimensional numerical hydrodynamic and eutrophication model, which were developed by Institute for Resources and Environment of Japan, were applied to analyze the processes affecting the phytoplankton production and also to evaluate the effect of water quality improvement plans on phytoplankton production. in field survey, the range of concentrations of chlorophyll -a at surface area was found to be 29.17 - 212.5㎎/㎥, which were exceeding eutrophication criteria. The constant currents defined by integrating the simulated tidal currents over 1 tidal cycle showed the counterclockwise eddies in the southern part of Budo. The general directions of constant currents were found to be southward at surface and northward at bottom over all the bay. The eutrophicatior model was calibrated with the data surveyed in the field of the study area in June, 1993 The calculated results are in fairly good agreement with the observed values within relative error of 30%. The pollutantI load from the sources such as the input from terrestrial sources and release from the sediment was reduced by the rate of 50, 70, 90, 98% to evaluate the effect of phytoplankeon production. Phytoplankton production was reduced to 50% in case of the 90% reduction of the input loads from terrestrial sources and 8% in case of the 90% reduction of the load from sediment.