Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Comparison of Fish Species Composition by Trammel Net at the Intake and Discharge of Weolseong Nuclear Power Plant

월성원자력발전소 취수구 및 배수구에서 삼중자망으로 채집된 어류의 종조성 비교

  • Ryu, Jung-Hwa (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Yoo, Jae Myung (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2016.11.24
  • Accepted : 2016.12.27
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

We investigated fish species composition seasonally at the intake and discharge of Weolseong Nuclear Power Plant (WS-NPP) from February to November 2008 using a trammel net. At the intake, 121 individuals belonging to 28 species were collected, and 157 fish from 34 species were sampled at the WS-NPP discharge. Dominant species at the intake were Chelidonichthys spinosus (17.2%), Scomber japonicus (11.5%) and Ditrema temminckii (8.2%) at the intake, while Sillago japonica (18.5%), Chelidonichthys spinosus (13.4%) and Konosirus punctatus (8.3%) dominated at the discharge. The species count and diversity index at the discharge were highest during winter, whereas those at the intake were highest during spring, perhaps due to warm seawater at the discharge site. This study is the first to reveal an effect of effluent water on the aggregation of warm water fish species during winter.

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