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Change in Abundance of Coilia spp. Larvae by the Tidal Cycle in the Han River Estuary, Korea  

Kim, Ji-Hye (Department of Oceanography, Inha University)
Song, Tae-Yoon (Department of Oceanography, Inha University)
Kim, Byung-Gi (Department of Oceanography, Inha University)
Kim, Byung-Pyo (Department of Oceanography, Inha University)
Han, Kyung-Nam (Department of Oceanography, Inha University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.28, no.3, 2016 , pp. 192-199 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Seokmo and Yeomha channels are representative areas of high tidal energy in the Han River estuary. Surveys of environmental variables and abundance of Coilia spp. larvae, an anadromous fish, were carried out following the tidal cycle in August 2007 and August 2008. It was found that mean water temperature varied by <$1^{\circ}C$ across flood and ebb tides. A clear difference in salinity was observed between tides, with a high of 15.1 psu during flood tide, and a low of 0.8 psu during ebb tide. Coilia spp. larvae were significantly more abundant during the ebb tide than the flood tide (p<0.05). Since Coilia spp. larvae are anadromous fish, it seems that they use the ebb tide as a Selective tidal stream transport (STST) for horizontal movement in order to settle in the estuary (cultivation area), following hatching in the upper/middle courses of the Han River. A high percentage of larvae with improved swimming ability (measuring ${\geq}13.6mm$ in length) was observed during the ebb tide.
Keywords
Han river estuary; anadromous fish; Coilia spp.; larval fish; tidal cycle;
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