The purpose of this study is to provide information about annual variations in catch size and changes in reproductive biology in the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, a commercially important species in Jeju Island. Samples were collected from coastal waters of Jeju Island, Korea by coastal trap fishery from January to November 2021. Octopus vulgaris have been decreasing in this region since 1984. The mantle length (ML) ranged from 4.5 to 17.8 cm and body weight (BW) ranged form 88.5 to 2,657.5 g. A χ 2 -test revealed that the number of males was significantly greater than females (χ 2 = 32.712, df = 10, P<0.05). Mature females were found from January to July and male occurred January to August. The gonadosomatic index value was higher from July to August than other months. The relationship between mantle length and body weight was BW = 2.4527ML 2.3139 (female) and BW = 2.6785ML 2.3159 (male). At 50% group maturity, female and male average weight was estimated to be 554.7 g and 330.6 g, respectively.

The common octopus, which has a high growth rate and high market price, is a prime candidate for commercial marine aquaculture operations. We evaluated the effectiveness of two types of shelters (pipe and tire types) for juvenile common octopus growing out in flow-through seawater tanks. Growth rates were evaluated in two experiments. The first experiment (Experiment 1) ran for 72 days, and the second (Experiment 2; replicated) ran for 46 days. Each trial included 40 octopuses fed a diet of frozen sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) and swimming crab (Portunustri tuberculatus) at 3–8% of body weight once every 3 days. In the two experiments, the respective specific growth rates were 0.3 and 0.04%/day in pipe-type shelters and 0.00 and 0.88%/day in tire-type shelters, while the respective percentage survivals were 80 and 80% in pipe-type shelters and 70 and 90% in tire-type shelters. Shelter type had little influence on the growth rate (P < 0.05).

This paper presents the mesh selectivity of a net pot for common octopus Octopus minor for the sustainable resources management of common octopus. The filed experiments were carried out the total 10 times in the southern part of coastal sea in Korea from March to May in 2010 using net pots of five different mesh sizes (16, 18, 20, 22 and 26mm). The test of size selectivity, indicated a 50% selection value on the logistic master curve of 3.195, whereby 50% of individuals with a mantle size of approximately 70.3mm selected a mesh size of 22mm. Considering that 50% of common octopus entering sexual maturity have a mantle size of 70.6mm, the optimum mesh size should be equal to, or larger than 22mm.

This study is to contribute to income growth of fishermen by the common octopus fishery characterized in the Tando Bay on the southwest coast of Korea. This area is engaged in Longline fishing (301 persons), Shovel fishing (196 persons), Trap fishing (14 persons) and Torch light fishing (40 persons) in 2008. Population who is joined in the spring becomes main fishery target population of longline fishery in the fall because entering fishing ground in August, and is joined in the fall becomes main fishery target population of longline fishery in the spring because entering fishing ground in December. Average size of common octopus examined by longline 6.26cm, 5.82cm for Shovel fishing, 8.09cm for trap, and expressed big difference by fishery. It needs necessary various kinds of Octopus resource management actions and methods in continuous use. Specially, Fishing force increased by fishing automation system, so the reduction of fishing force is needed to increased by fishing force. Government support and fishermen's self-conscious of resource management is needed.

Fishing power, which means performance of fishing vessel or catchability of fishing gear, can explain using by fishing power index(FPI) to compare fishery efficiency among uniformity types of fishery that work during the fixed period in specific fishing ground. This research analyzed on their fishing power and catchability using comparing each sampled vessels of coastal trap fishery for common octopus. The results showed that they were no difference in amount of used trap and immersed time etc. in CPUE among sampled vessels, and had no correlation of catch production due to vessel's tonnage. Most vessel's FPI estimates but 3 vessels were higher than the averaged, and showed similar fishing power in general. And then, CPUE and FPI showed that 4 to 5 tonnage vessels would be superior to another, 4 tonnage vessels had also good catchability. Therefore, we estimated that 4 tonnage vessels had the most efficiency work for coastal trap fishery for common octopus.

The behavior patterns of common octopus, Octopus minor to a cylindric trap were examined in the water tank using a video camera in order to know entering mechanism to the trap and to improve it. Fishing efficiency by 2 kinds of traps(A: 3 entrances, B: 2 entrances) was investigated in the coastal area of Deugryang Bay from May to July, 2005. Common octopus tends to approach by swimming more than walking towards trap. When they approached to the trap, they showed much more behaviors that sate at the around than upper part of it. Approaching behaviors of common octopus was more vigorous at nighttime than daytime on the trap, they showed the most vigorous action between 2 am and 4 am of the day. The rate of staying 30 seconds over around the trap was 41.5% in the nighttime. CPUE(g/trap) of common octopus caught by A type trap was 21.4% higher than the B type trap but there was no difference on the significance level of 5% by the ANOVA. Catch rate of common octopus and by-catch species caught by the A type trap were 97.2%, three and 98.7%, two for B type trap, respectively.

낙지주낙 어장의 환경요인이 어획량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 1997년 1월부터 7월까지 여수연안에서 풍향, 풍속, 물때별 및 조업 시각대별로 어획량을 각각 사하고 이들을 서로 비교 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 풍향별 어획량은 남동풍일 때 가장 많았고 북서풍일 때 가장 적었으며, 풍속별 어획량은 2일 때 가장 많았고 그보다 커질 경우는 감소하였다. 2) 물때별 단위 노력당 어획량은 15물에서 가장 많고 4물에서 가장 적으며, 조류가 차차 약해지는 11∼14물 사이의 어획량이 조류가 차차 강해지는 1∼4물 사이의 어획량보다 많았다. 3) 썰물과 밀물 때의 어획량은 간조에서 만조로 바뀐 후 1시간 동안의 구간, 즉 간조에서 물이 들기 시작한지 1시간 동안에 어획량이 가장 많았고, 썰물 시각대 보다는 밀물 시각대에 어획량이 비교적 많은 경향이었다.

낙지주낙 어장의 환경요인이 어획량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 1997년 1월부터 7월까지 여수연안의 가막만 어장에서 수온, 염분 및 밀도등과 어획량을 각각 조사하고 이들을 서로 비교 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 낙지 주낙 어장에서 1~7월에 걸친 수온과 염분 및 현장밀도의 분포범위는 각각 4.1~23.6℃23.6, 31.7~34.5‰및 Σt, 21.30~27.81였고, 어획량은 이들 세 요인의 값이 각각 17~20℃, 33.0~33.5‰및 Σt 22.5~24.0 범위일 때 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 2) 낙지의 조업당 어척량은 10~16마리로서 비교적 낮은 편이며, 월별로는 1~2월에 적고, 3월부터 상승하기 시작하여 5~6월에 가장 높았다.

낙지 주낙 어장의 환경요인이 어획량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 1997년 1월부터 7월까지 여수연안에서 수온, 염분, 밀도, 풍향, 풍속등과 어획량을 각각 조사하고 이들을 서로 비교 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 풍향별 어획량은 남동풍일 때 가장 많았고 북서풍일 때 가장 적었으며, 풍속별 어획량은 2일 때 가장 많았고 그보다 커질 경우는 감소하였다. 2) 물때별 단위 노력당 어획량은 15물에서 가장 많고 4물에서 가장 적으며. 조류가 차차 약해지는 11∼14물 사이의 어획량이 조류가 차차 강해지는 1∼4물 사이의 어획량보다 많았다. 3) 썰물과 밀물 때의 어획량은 간조에서 만조로 바뀐 후 1시간 동안의 구간, 즉 간조에서 물이 들기 시작한지 1시간 동안에 어획량이 가장 많았고. 썰물 시각대 보다는 밀물 시각대에 어획량이 비교적 많은 경향이었다

낙지 주낙 어장의 환경요인이 어획량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 1997년 1월부터 7월까지 여수연안의 가막만 어장에서 수온, 염분 및 밀도 등과 어획량을 각각 조사하고 이들을 서로 비교 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 낙지 주낙 어장에서 I~7월에 걸친 수온과 염분 및 현장밀도의 분포범위는 각각 401~23. 6℃, 31.7~34.5‰ 및 Σt 21.30~27.81였고, 어획량은 이들 세 요인의 값이 각각 17~20℃, 33.0~33.5‰ 및 Σt 22.5~24.0 범위일 때 높아지는 경향이었다. 2) 낙지의 조업당 어획량은 10~16마리로서 비교적 낮은 편이며, 월별로는 1~2월에 적고, 3월부터 상승하기 시작하여 5~6월에 가장 높았다.