This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different water temperatures (8, 11, 14 and 17°C) on growth, survival and hematological parameters of juvenile chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) for eight weeks. At the end of the experiment, at 14°C, the final body weights of the O. keta group were the highest compared to the other groups. Also, the O. keta showed a higher tendency in the 14°C group than the 8, 11, and 17°C groups in terms of growth performances, including specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), feed efficiency (FE), weight gain (WG), and condition factor (CF). The survival rate (SR) was 100% at 8 and 11°C groups, 96% at 14°C group and 98% at 17°C group. In the plasma components, the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was significantly decreased at 17°C group, whereas there was no significant change in the albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and chloride (Cl-) levels. Among the whole-body composition of salmon, moisture, crude protein, and ash were not significantly affected by water temperature. However, crude lipid in the 8°C group was significantly higher than in other water temperature groups. The results of this study demonstrated that the optimal temperature to stable growth performance for juvenile O. keta was 14°C.

본 연구는 연어(Oncorhynchus keta) 치어의 성장, 생존 및 혈액 성상에 미치는 염분 농도의 영 향을 파악하고자 실시되었다. 실험은 염분 농도 0, 10, 20 및 30‰에서 30일간 실시되었으며 3반복으로 진행되었다. 4주 후 생존율은 0, 10 및 20‰ 실험구에서 87.5% 이상이었으나, 30‰ 실험구는 75%로 유의한 감소를 보였다. 증중율(Weight gain), 일간 성장률(specific growth rate), 사료효율(feed efficiency), 일간 사료섭식량(daily feed intake), 일간 단백질섭취율(daily protein intake), 단백질효율(protein efficiency ratio)은 10‰ 실험구에서 가장 높았다. 혈장성분 중 ALT (alanine aminotransferase)는 10, 20 및 30‰ 실험구가 0‰ 실험구에 비해서 유의한 감소를 보였으나, Na+ (sodium)과 Cl- (chloride)는 유의한 증가를 보였다. 또한, 실험기간 중 TP (total protein)과 K+ (potassium)은 변동을 보이지 않았다. 결론적으로 연어 치어(11~33 g)의 성장과 생존에 적합한 최적의 염분 농도는 10‰로 보이나, 혈액 성상의 영향은 향후 추가적인 연구 가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

태화강에서 방류한 연어(Oncorhynchus keta) 치어의 성장, 생존 및 어류상 등의 모니터링를 통 한 생태학적 기초 자료를 확보하고자, 방류 후 연어 치어의 지점별 포획개체수, 성장 및 어류 상 특성을 조사하였다. 태화강 상류로부터 총 4개 지점[선바위교(St.1), 구영교(St.2), 삼호교(St.3), 명촌대교(St.4)]에서 2년간 조사를 실시하였다. 2017년 연어 치어 방류 후 전장은 평균 10 mm, 체중은 평균 0.8 g의 증가를 나타내었다. 2018년 연어 치어 방류 후 평균 전장 10 mm, 체중 0.5 g의 증가를 나타내었다. 연어 치어를 포식할 수 있는 어식성 어류는 St.1에서 6종(동사리, 숭어, 배스, 꺽지, 황어 및 끄리), St.2에서 5종(동사리, 황어, 배스, 꺽지 및 끄리), St.3에서 6종 (큰가시고기, 가물치, 날망둑, 배스, 황어, 끄리) 및 St.4는 8종(큰가시고기, 베도라치, 문절망둑, 날망둑, 풀망둑, 강준치, 점농어 및 황어)이 출현하였다. 본 연구결과 연어 치어는 체중의 증가 보다 전장 및 체장의 성장에 집중하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 적정 방류지역은 포식생물의 서 식이 적고 수심, 유속, 염분 등의 변화가 적은 St.1과 St.2 지점이 적절할 것으로 판단되며 방 류 시기는 끄리 및 배스 등의 포식어류의 먹이활동이 활발하지 않은 1월 초순 혹은 포식 활동 이 적은 야간이나 새벽시간에 방류하는 것이 적절할 것으로 판단된다.

The Namdae stream in Gangneung-si is one of the rivers where salmon stock is mainly maintained by natural spawning rather than artificial seedlings. There are structures including weir, and fish distribution and movement characteristics can be different by these structures. In this study, we investigated the distribution and behavioral characteristics of salmon by sighting survey within 12 km immediately upstream of the river mouth between October 2021 and February 2022. As a result, salmon distributed within 9 km from rivermouth. There were more salmon in the lower reaches of Doosan weir than in the upper reaches of that. The main spawning ground for salmon was between 7-9 km from rivermouth and around the lower part of Doosan weir. Salmon behaved for spawning in the gravel-bed area and undercut slope of the mainstream, such as mating, digging the riverbed, and competition among males. Salmon moved more slowly in the gravel-bed area than sand-bed area. Doosan weir hinders the spawning migration of salmon by frequent flow changes and terraced fishway. This study provides primary information to understand the ecological changes of salmon by environmental changes in the Namdae stream.

This study described the characteristics of the upstream migration of salmon (Chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta) along Yeon-gok Stream in the eastern coastal region of Korea from October 24 to November 9, 2018 using radio tag and data storage tag loggers for the detection of the locations of tagged salmon and measurement of water temperature. Tracking experiments were conducted and classified into four types (case 1 to case 4) depending on the release time and the number of salmon tracked. Experiments from case 1 to case 3 were classified depending on the number of salmon tracked into cases in which a single tagged salmon was tracked (case 1), a pair of tagged salmon was tracked (case 2), and salmon were tracked by different sex ratios (case 3). Experiments from cases 1 to 3 were conducted between 10 AM and 1 PM, and case 4 was conducted after 3:30 PM. Salmon moved and spawned in the downstream region of the Yeon-gok, where water temperature is higher than in other rivers and salmon return in Canada, Russia, Japan, and the U.S.A. Most of the radio-tagged salmon swam in deep and shaded areas during the day but actively moved upstream close to sunset, regardless of the release time. Females showed relatively more active movements than males during upstream migration.