본 연구는 1969~2007년간 한국 전체의 어업생산통계자료에서 멸치 및 미역 생산량 중 1990~2007년간 동해남부해역의 변동 양상을 파악하다. 이를 위하여 국립수산과학원의 같은 기간의 207선 수온자료를 이용하였다. 표층수온의 저온화 시기가 4월이면 미역 생장에 호영향을 주어 미역의 생산량이 많고, 그 시기가 6월이면 멸치에 악영향을 주어 멸치의 생산량이 적게 나타났다. 반대로 표층수온의 고온화 시기가 4월이면 미역 생장에 악영향을 주어 미역의 생산량은 적었고, 그 시기가 6월이면 멸치에 호영향을 주어 멸치의 생산량이 많았다. 표층 수온이 고온화 되면 멸치 생산량은 증가하고, 표층수온이 저온화 되면 미역 생산량은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

The in situ target strengths of, maurolicus muelleri were measured by the split beam echo sounder system at the frequency of 38kHz.Target strengths were measured during the night time in order to obtain the pure separated echoes from the scattered individual. And also it was to establish reasonable threshold due to taking the signals like as the planktons and etc.Since Maurolicus muelleri is a typical micronektonic fish, they mainly consisted of deep scattering layers(DSLs), and had a vertical migration perrodically during daytime and at night.We found that the Maurolicus muelleri occupied about 99% of total catch. Total length ranged from 4.5 to 5.7cm with a mean of 5.2cm and a standard deviation of 0.22cm.The target strengths of Maurolicus muelleir ranged from -60.4 to - 52.7dB and -59.2 to - 52.5 dB in the water layer of 10~30m and 30~50m depth, perspectively. Mean target strength was -57.1dB/fish and -28.5dB/kg. The target strength had the relation with the total length of the fish as, TS=20logL-71.4.

Spatial distribution characteristics, volume backscattering strength and species composition of midwater trawling catch was analyzed biological and acoustical characteristics of anchovy shoal, using a high resolution echo - sounder at the south region of East sea of Korea. 1) In the survey site A of Lat.35˚55'N, Long.129˚45'E, the anchovy shoal of small to middle size with the horizontal range of 10~25m and large size with the horizontal range of 40~50m were distributed together. However in the survey site B of Lat.35˚38'N, Long.129˚40'E, the anchovy shoal was observed to be mainly small size which about 78% of the detected shoal. Another was that the anchovy shoal with the vertical range of 2~8m occupied about 68.6% in the survey site A and that of 6~12m occupied about 42.5% in the survey site B. The mainly the site A and B were found to be 10~50m super (2), 64.5% and 20~80m super (2), 66%, respectively. 2) The volume backscattering strength in the site A and B were observed to be -44.0~ -28.0dB, respectively. In the site A, the backscattering strength of -40.0~ -30.0dB was analyzed about 41.4%. 3) Most of total anchovy shoal was concentrated in the water layer of 50~100m in depth with 15.3~18.5℃, 34.0~34.3‰ in the survey site A and 14.2~16.4℃, 34.1~34.2‰ in the survey site B. 4) Mean total length(TL) and body weight(BW) of anchovy in the survey site A were 9.9cm and 4.4g respectively, with TL-BW relationship of BW=0.0007TL3.65super (3.85). In site B, mean total length(TL) and body weight(BW) were 11.2cm and 8.7g, with TL-BW relationship of BW=0.0023TL3.36.