Largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) is a commercially important warm-water species widely distributed in Korean coastal and offshore waters as well as adjacent waters. Recently, recreational fishing catches of this species have increased substantially, raising concerns about their contribution to total fishing pressure and the potential bias in stock assessment based solely on commercial catches. In this study, recreational fishing catches of largehead hairtail from 1970 to 2023 were reconstructed and combined with commercial catches to estimate total removals. Stock assessments were conducted using the CMSY (Catch-MSY) method under two scenarios: one using only commercial catches and the other incorporating recreational catches into the total catches. The results indicate that the current stock status of largehead hairtail is not overfished (B/BMSY > 1) and not subject to overfishing (F/FMSY < 1). However, the probability of overfishing increased compared to the scenario using only commercial catches when including recreational catches. This suggests that stock status may be overestimated if recreational removals are ignored. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating recreational fishing into stock assessments and indicate that systematic management of recreational fisheries should be implemented alongside commercial fisheries to ensure the sustainable use of the stock.

This study examined the power consumption of angling boats during entry, departure, and fishing operations using a black box-type storage device. Through this analysis, it determined the energy consumption and carbon emissions of small fishing boats used for catching the largehead hairtail. The energy consumption and carbon emissions were calculated using formulas provided by the Korea Energy Agency, which incorporated updated emission coefficients from 2022. The findings revealed that the average power consumption of small fishing boats for the largehead hairtail was 546.3 kWh, with a total energy consumption of 0.1164 TOE and carbon emissions of 24.057 CO2. The average energy consumption was calculated at 0.0006 TOE per kilogram, and the carbon emissions were determined to be 0.135 CO2/kg.

In this study, we used underwater acoustics to analyze the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of largehead hairtail (Trichiurus leptueus) based on the luminous thronging of metal halide fishing lamps and induction fishing lamps. As a result, the illuminating power was approximately 1.3 times higher using the metal halide fishing lamp whereas the density of hairtals by distance was approximately 1.9 times higher using the induction fishing lamp. Regarding water depth distribution, hairtails were detected depths of 25-30 m during August and at all water depths in November as assessed using fishing lamps.

연구는 갈치 Trichiurus lepturus의 성 성숙과 생식생물학적 기초 정보를 제공하기 위해 수행하 였다. 난자형성과정 동안 난모세포와 핵의 크기는 증가하였으나 핵에 대한 인의 비율은 감소 하였다. H-E 염색 결과, 세포질의 염색성은 호염기성에서 호산성으로 변하였다. 난황형성개시 기 난모세포의 난경은 약 63.2 (±12.7) μm였다. 세포질에서는 호산성의 난황핵이 관찰되었다. 성숙기 난모세포의 난경은 216.6 (±24.7) μm였으며, GVBD (germinal vesicle breakdown)가 관 찰되었다. 완숙기 난모세포의 난경은 317.9 (±80.9) μm였으며, 방사대의 두께는 4.2 (±1.7) μm 였다. 난모세포의 발달형태는 난군동기발달형에 속하며, 난황 축적은 대부분의 경골어류와 마 찬가지로 외재적 방법과 내재적 방법에 의한 것으로 판단되었다.

This experimental study was carried out to obtain the base data for saving the man power in the fishing operation of largehead hairtail hand line by using the continuous type hand line system with a rotary device which could make a main line move automatically. In order to solve the twists and entangling on the main line happened during operating test, the resistance board was suspended at the end of the main line at sea. As the result, there were no problems of tangling and so on due to up and down moving of a main line. According to the control of a fixed angle of guide roller, it was possible to prevent the main line to be separated from a side roller and a guide roller. In addition, PVC tube between a guide roller and a side roller enabled a main line to be moved smoothly without any entanglement.