Recently, Fishermen have required to expand the circumference of trap entrance for conger eel because it was difficult to take the catch out as well as to put the baits into. A series of fishing experiments was carried out in coastal areas of Tongyoung, Korea in 2008 and 2009 using the traps to describe the effect of the entrance size on the catch. The experimental traps (five types) were used in filed experiments with four types circumference size traps (140, 180, 220 and 260mm) with mesh size 22mm and another type was used the same one usually using in filed with mesh size 35mm (750mm circumference). The experiment results were, the conger eels of total length 35mm more or so were caught 85, 93, 142 and 176 individual by the experiment traps with mesh size 22mm as increase circumference size from 140mm to 260mm, respectively. And the small conger eels of the total length below 35mm to be prohibited to catch by law were caught 145, 160, 288 and 304 individual according to increase the circumference size of trap, respectively. In addition, in case of the trap with mesh size 22mm, bycatches were 230 - 260 individuals and much more than bycatches of the trap with mesh size 35mm. In conclusion, when we expand the circumference size of trap according to fishermen's requirement, we should review not only economic of fishery but also increasement the bycatch of non-target fishes and small size fishes.

Cast fishing gear needs some time for fishing progress, and catches and their composition by submerged time can change by several cause. Therefore, it is very importance to study fishing capacity of fishing gear by submerged time. This study is to investigate catches and their composition of shrimp trap, that is used in the coastal of the East Sea, and to find the fittest lifting time of trap. Experimental term are September 2006 and August 2007, the location is the coastal of Oho, Goseong, Gangwondo, Korea and one hundred trap is used at each casting and lifting of gear. For convenience of description, survey of 2006 and 2007 are dented as experimental code 1 and 2, and submerged time 21hr, 43hr and 66hr are dented as code A, B and C. The result of obtained from the above approach are summarized as follows: Many Northern shrimps(Pandalus eous), dominated 96.36%, are only catched in experimental code A, and in code B and C, some of coonstripe shrimp(Pandalus hypsinotus) and few morotoge shrimp(Pandalopsis japonica) are catched. CPUE of code 1A, 1B and 1C per trap were 21.67g, 29.51g and 28.48g, and those of code 2A, 2B and 2C per trap were 25.44g, 32.93g and 33.36g. Therefore, 24.66% of catch increased according as submerged time passes from 1 day to 2 days, and almost no change of catch was to be -1.1%. Carapace length of code 1A, 1B and 1C were 23.77mm, 25.00mm and 25.57mm, and those of code 2A, 2B and 2C per trap were 23.83mm, 24.95mm and 25.45mm. Thus, the more submerged time is, the less catch of small fish is and the more catch of large fish is. Consequently, fit lifting time of shrimp trap is after 2 days, and if considered trouble of fishing gear and condition of catch, the fittest lifting time is the third successive day of casting date.

Present study was conducted to improve the spring frame net trap for conger eel, Conger myriaster which prevents by-catch and protects immature fish. A series of comparative fishing experiment was carried out in water off the south-east coast of Korea from Nov. 2004 to Jul. 2005. And analyzed the amount of catch, by-catch rate, and CPUE, etc. of experimental traps which were the spring frame net traps, sorted four types of flappers. And the compared gear was a plastic conger eel pot. The conclusions were as follows. By-catch rates of spring frame net trap with the compressed flapper bound by nylon mono-filament was about 0-3%. CPUE of spring frame net trap with the compressed flapper was about 50-60% lower than that of traditional and plastic pot. And in case of conger eel that the total length is over 350mm, CPUE was little different on each type of flapper of every mesh size.

자원관리형 자망.통발 어구어법 기술개발을 위한 연구의 일환으로 서해구의 자망.통발어업에 대한 현황을 파악하고, 서해구의 대표적인 어종 중의 하나인 민어를 어획대상으로 하는 민어 연안 유자망어업과 피뿔고둥을 주 어획대상으로 하는 기타 통발어업을 연구대상으로 선정하여 현장조사 등을 통하여 조업실태와 대상어종의 체장조성 등을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 서해구의 연안어업 총 허가건수는 12,944건(조업건수 7,558건; 2001년 12월말 현재)이며, 그 중에서 자망어업이 5,154건(조업건수 3,724건)으로 39.8%, 통발어업이 1,025건(조업건수 662건)으로 7.6%를 차지하였으며, 서해구에서의 조업율은 연안 자망어업과 연안 통발어업이 각각 72.3%와 64.6%로서 타 업종에 비해 비교적 높은 편이었다. 2. 민어 유자망어업의 주어기는 7월 중순부터 9월 초순까지이며, 주어장은 서해 남부 연안의 섬주변의 수심 약 15∼50m(주로 30m 이내)이고, 조업은 저질이 펄 또는 사니질인 해역에서 사리때를 전후하여 1일 1∼2회 1주일 정도 창조시 투망하여 1∼2시간 정도 어구가 조류에 표류하도록 한 후 양망하는 것으로 조사되었다. 3. 민어 유자망어업의 현장조사 결과 어획된 139마리의 체장 범위는 43.0∼120cm이고, 모우드(mode)는 85cm였으며, 꽃게.병어.가오리 등이 소량 혼획되었다. 4. 서해구에서의 피뿔고둥을 주대상으로 하는 기타 통발어업은 꽃게 어기(9월 초순∼10월 중순)를 제외한 시기에 연중 조업하며, 서해 연안의 수심이 10∼20m이고 저질이 사니질인 해역에서 보통 전날 투망하여 다음 날 양망하는 것으로 조사되었다. 5. 기타 통발어업의 현장조사 결과 조사기간 중 어획된 피뿔고둥 5,372마리의 갑장 범위는 4.5∼8.5cm이고, 모우드(mode)는 7.5cm였으며, 피뿔고등 91.7%, 배꼽고등 4.8%, 민꽃게.쥐노래미.조피볼락 등이 3.5% 정도 혼획되었다.