The abalone aquaculture has been very rapidly developed in Korea. Annual production quantity was less 200 tons before 2000th, it have been increased to over 9,000 tons in 2014. Also Abalone export amounts have been over 20 million dollars. The reason of rapid growth of Abalone aquaculture in Korea is due to high level profit ratio. Then now many fishing officers and other aquaculture fishers want to participate with abalone aquaculture newly. However Recent Abalone aquaculture in Korea is faced some problems. Aspects of production environmental status of fishing grounds are more aggravate, and then abalone aquaculture is exposed to various disease, and death rate of young abalone is higher. And aspect of management, the aquaculture cost is more increase. The demand of abalone also is depressing recently, this cause to come down the production price. In this viewpoint, Management analysis of abalone aquaculture in Korea is helpful for decision making of general aquaculture fisher want to participate newly. The analysis is practiced two aspects. One is index analysis, and the other is Break-even-point(BEP) analysis. The result of index analysis, average net profit rate has shown 28.0%, however the Regional difference has excessive. That is, Wando(major) has shown 39.4%, and Haenam province has shown 14.2%. On the other hand, the more scale has shown higher profit rate by aquaculture scale. And the result of BEP analysis, average has shown 93 cage number per abalone aquaculture household, and Wando(major) has shown 56 cage number, Haenam province has shown 131 cage number. The lower production abalone price of recent means higher BEP level.

Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) is a shellfish that feeds on kelp and, as a product, it can often achieve a high market value. However, the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in coastal waters in Korea have been negatively impacted by pollution from many anthropogenic sources. Herein, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package was used to analyze the distribution of the DO concentration within an abalone containment structure. A finite volume approach was used to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations combined with a k–ε turbulence model to describe the flow. The distribution of DO was determined within the control volume domain, and the transport equations of the pollutants were interpreted using a CFD model. The CFD analysis revealed that more than 60% and 30% of the relative oxygen concentration in one and two containers, respectively, was maintained when the flow acts along the six sheets of polyethylene plates. Therefore, it is clear that the abalone plate shelters should be placed parallel to the flow.

This study is aimed comparative analysis for business performance of land-based ezo abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) seed farms by standardizing cost structures by region and farming size. The result of survey on average farming incomes by region showed that farming incomes in Haenam and Jindo regions were much higher than those in other regions. Followed by Wando region, incomes in other regions were analyzed to be relatively lower. It is shown that farming incomes became higher as farm size increased. Farming incomes per unit size which were modified from farming incomes by region were highest in Jindo region, followed by East sea region, Wando and Haenam regions. Incomes in Jeju and Yeosu regions were analyzed to be relatively lower. Results on farming incomes per unit size (m2) showed that both farming incomes and profits became higher as size increased. It implies that a scale effectiveness might exist in case of land-based abalone culture system. Impacts of major factors on farming profits and returns on investment in abalone seed aquaculture are summarized as follow. First, only if the survival rate increased by 10% with improvement of component ratio, variable effects became largest. In variable effects of other factors, a variation in Jindo region was largest and on the other hand, a variation in Yeosu region was shown to be smallest.

Abalone aquaculture has developed very rapidly in Korea. Until the mid 1990s it has annually produced about 100 tons. Since then the yield has increased to about 9,000 tons in 2012. The amount accounts for 20% of the global abalone yield. About 86% of produced abalone is consumed domestically and the rest is exported. 100 tons for export seemed as an unattainable goal back in 2003. However, the export rose up to 1,333 tons in 2012. Despite its rapid growth, Korean abalone industry is faced with some problems. The first is the slowdown of yield increase rates. Abalone production increased by 50〜60% until the mid 2000. However, the rate continued to drop to below 10%. Reasons behind the slow increase are deteriorating aquaculture grounds and worsening market problems. Constant aquaculture aggravated productivity and overcrowded facilities at a limited space made matters worse. Moreover, abalone export has stalled and so did domestic consumption. In the meantime, rising mortality of young abalone has lowered productivity at abalone breeding places. The mortality rates of abalone remained below 5% in the early 2000s but rose to 30〜40% these days. This translates into rising abalone prices. The market problems imply stagnant or shrinking export as well as domestic consumption. The export increase rates took a nosedive from 200 to below 50 between the early 2000s and the late 2000s. Moreover, the increase rates of domestic consumption have become remarkably sluggish. According to, it stood at 50〜60% in the mid 2000s but continued to decrease after 2008. These problems, in turn, affected the size of abalone. The usual abalone size for market was 10〜12 shells per kg, but recently the size became smaller and smaller to 15〜16 shells per kg. The change of size implies shift in consumption patterns: Consumers not only eat live abalone but also they cook soup with it. The size of abalone for uncooked dish is usually very big, like 10〜12 shells per kg. In contrast, smaller abalone, such as 20〜25 shells per kg, are used for making soup. Increasing use of smaller abalone leads to lower income of abalone aquaculture households. This is partly because that the size determines the price and the price gap between big abalones and smaller ones is extreme in Korea. For the sustainable growth of Korean abalone industry, we need to come up with strategies. First, a reasonable production system needs to be in place, especially for better management of abalone aquaculture grounds. Management of abalone licenses is also necessary because local governments issue relevant licenses as well as supervising abalone grounds. Second, abalone export destination need to be diversified. Japan, the major importer of Korean abalone, takes up a lion’s share of export, at 95%. Third, new consumption style of abalone needs to be developed. Abalone used to be consumed as‘raw type’or Sashimi in Korea. This sole type of consumption hampers the growth of abalone market. Moreover, more strategies are needed to encourage and distribute home cooking of abalone rather than eating-out at restaurants. Last but not least, distribution system should be improved for better delivery of live abalone.

We measured the grain size and metallics elements (Li, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, Fe and As) of surface sediments collected from 27 sampling sites in the Abalone aquaculture. The concentration range and average value of metallics elements were also below the sediment quality guidelines (TEL). As the pollution level was estimated by using enrichment factor (Ef) and index of geoaccumulation (Igeo), the enrichment factor (Ef) was about 1 for most of metallic elements were smaller than 1. However Arsenic (As) had highest value of 2.35. Index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) for the metallic elements (As, Pb and Mn) were ranged Igeo-class 0 (practically unpolluted) and most metallics elements (Li, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Fe) were ranged Igeo-class 0~2, indicating that the pollution levels of metallic elements should not be significant. It is necessary to keep monitoring pollution level in Abalone aquaculture to conserve the blue belt.

지속적인 양식활동과 어장환경 보호를 위해서는 연안해역과 양식어종마다 각기 다른 연안생태계의 물질순환에 대한 연구가 필요하며, 양식장아래 퇴적물-수층 경계면의 침강 용출 플럭스에 관한 정확한 산정이 중요하다. 이에 관한 연구방법 중 벤틱 챔버를 이용한 현장배양법과 코아 채니를 이용한 실내배양실험법으로 퇴적물 산소요구량과 용존무기질소 용출 플럭스를 비교하여 보았다. 통영 어류 가두리양식장, 여수 어류 가두리양식장, 완도 전복양식장에 대하여, 퇴적물 산소요구량을 측정하여본 결과, 현장배양법은 116, 34, 31 mmol O2 m-2 d-1, 실내배양법은 52, 17, 15 mmol O2 m-2 d-1이었고, 용존무기질소 용출 플럭스의 경우, 현장배양법은 7.18, 7.98, 1.78 mmol m-2 d-1, 실내배양법은 3.33, 3.74, 1.96 mmol m-2 d-1로, 현장배양법이 실내배양법보다 약 2배 높게 나타났다. 본 연구는 각 양식장에 따른 물질 플럭스를 살펴봄으로서, 양식장아래 퇴적물-수층 경계면에 대한 두 가지 물질수지 계산 방법의 특성을 비교하였다.

Pouch에 넣은 전복의 함량을 변화 시켜 전열 특성을 측정한 결과, 전복의 함량이 증가하고 살균 온도가 감소할수록 가열 치사 시간이 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 121.1oC와 같은 열 처리 효과를 나타내도록 다른 온도(110oC, 125oC, 130oC)에서 각각 전복장을 제조 하여 관능 평가를 실시한 결과, 125oC에서 열처리 한 전복장이 조직감과 맛 선호도가 가장 높았다. 125oC에서 열처리한 전복장을 7개월 동안 상온에서 저장하면서 검사한 결과 pH, 염도에서는 큰 변화는 보이지 않았고 조직 강도는 3개월부터 급격하게 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 또한 총 미생물 검사 에서는 호기성, 혐기성 미생물이 모두 검출 되지 않았으나 조직감을 고려했을 때 약 3개월 정도 보관하는 것이 적합할 것으로 사료되었다.

The moving ranges and behavior of four wild abalones, Haliotis discus hannai, were measured by an acoustic telemetry technique. The shape of the sea bottom of the experimental area was surveyed by a bathymetry system and three self-recording type acoustic receivers were used for monitoring the behavior and measuring the movement range. The abalones (WA1-WA4) attached acoustic tags were released and measured the movement during ten months. Three abalones (WA1, WA3 and WA4) were successively detected around the released point during the experiment and were moved to the V2 area where water depth is deeper than the V1 area. The change of inhabitation depth was also detected from the depth sensor of WA4. As the result, abalones were moved to deeper water area accordance with the decrease of the water temperature. The moved ranges of abalones were approximately 200 - 400m from the release point.

연안개발에 의하여 해양으로 유입되는 부유토사는 해양생태계에 많은 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 참전복, Haliotis discus hannai 치패를 이용하여 부유토사 농도 변화에 따른 폐사율 및 글리코겐 함량 변화에 대해 알아보았다. 0~2,000 mg/L의 부유토사 농도구에서 96시간 동안 노출을 행한 결과 전복의 폐사는 일어나지 않았으나 연체부의 글리코겐 함량에 있어서는 1,500 mg/L 이상의 농도구에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 본 연구결과로부터 부유토사가 전복의 폐사에는 직접적인 영향을 미치지는 않으나 부유토사에 의하여 건강상 장해를 일으킬 수 있을 것으로 판단되며 장기적으로 발생할 수 있는 부유토사의 영향을 고려하여 양식장으로의 토사유입을 방지 할 수 있는 대비책을 마련해야 할 것이다.