Abstract
In early August 1978, a huge red tide occurred off Chilcheon Is, , at the mouth of Jinhae Bay. It expanded rapidly into the central part and then soon covered all the bay except the innermost part of the bay. After staying for a week it disappeared, and thereafter several small scale red tides partially occurred and disappeared untill the end of August. It differed from the red tides hitherto recorded from this bay in respect of the dominant plankter, the geographical extent and the severe damaging effect to local oyster resources. During the red tide period, nevertheless, no oyster damage was found. In September, however, oyster mortailty was found from all rafts and longlines in the bay. Except the inner most part of the bay the oyster farms were completely destroyed. Of the oyster Production in the winter 1978, $96\%$ of an estimated yield of 5,879 tons (shucked meat) was lost and it was estimated to be 2,275 million won, equivalent to $US\$$ 4.55 million. The dominant species was a dinoflagellate, Ceratium fusus and it constituted about $45\%$ of the total phytoplankton. Cell count showed $7.0\times10^4\;cells/\iota$ and chlorophyll-a, $50mg/m^3$ during red tide peak. No oxygen was found ill the bottom waters in September. Sulphides in bottom waters and in the superficial mud increased to 15 and 8-fold respectively in September compared with July ana August. Precipitation from January to May of 1978 was about a third in comparison with the past ten years average but rainfall ill June was two and half-fold more than normal year, and thereafter drought persisited till September Air and water temperatures were also higher, and sunny days continued for a long time without strong winds. Therefore, water was calm for a long time after the red tide extinguished. The result indicated that the occurrence of the Ceratium red tide occurred in that year which was characterized by the combination of the formation of almost anoxic bottom water before the red tide occurrence, high air temperature and the calmness after a great quantity of rainfall in June. The mass mortality of oysters was presumed not to be directly related with the red tide but with the depression of dissolved oxygen in the environmental waters at the bottom due to settling of the red tide organisms.
1978년 진해만에서 있었던 적조현상과 양식 굴의 대량폐사에 관한 조사결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 진해만에서 1978넌 9월중 양식 굴의 대량폐사가 있었다. 폐사량은 $96\%$인 5,687M/T으로 피해액은 22억 7천 5백만원이었다. 2. 상기의 대량폐사는 지속된 고온, 대규모의 적조와 그로 인한 저층수의 빈산소 내지 무산소화로 인한 질식이 주 원인의 일보였다고 추측된다. 3. 적조의 원인종은 와편모조의 일종인 Ceratium fusus로서 각장 $340{\mu}m$, 각폭 $20{\mu}m$ 정도의 대형 식물플랑크톤이었다. 클로로필-a량은 최고 $50mg/m^3$ 이었다.4. 춘기의 가뭄과 6월의 다우로 성층이 형성된데다 지속된 고온과 장일조 그리고 해상의 평온함이 대규모의 적조를 유발시킨 원인의 일부라 생각된다.