• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2022

The escape behavior of prey fish to predator attack is directly linked to the survival of the fish. In this study, I explored the escape behavior of Medaka fish to bird attacks. To simulate the attack, I designed a model triangular-shaped bird to slide along a fishing line connected between rods at both ends of the tank. The triangular shape was set to 10×15 (S=1), 15×20 (S=2), and 20×25 cm (S=3) with base×height. The slope (θ) of the fishing line, which determines the attack speed of the model bird, was set to values of 15° (θ=1), 30° (θ=2), and 45° (θ=3). The escape behavior was characterized using five variables: escape speed (ν), escape acceleration (α), responsiveness (γ), branch length similarity entropy (ε), and alignment (ϕ). The experimental results showed when (S, θ)=(fixed, varied), the change in values of the five variables were not significant. Thus, the fish respond more sensitively to S than to θ In contrast, when (S, θ)=(varied, fixed), ν, α, and γ showed increasing trends but ε and ϕ did not change much. This indicates the nature of fish escape behavior irrespective of the threat is inherent in ε and ϕ. I found that fish escape behavior can be divided into two types for the five physical quantities. In particular, the analysis showed that the type was mainly determined by the size of the model bird.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2008

Using empirical data of fish performance and physiological limits as well as physical stimuli and environmental data, a cod-end selectivity model based on a chaotic behavior model using the psycho-hydraulic wheel and neural-network approach was established to predict fish escape or herding responses in trawl and cod-end designs. Fish responses in the cod-end were categorized as escape or herding reactions based on their relative positions and reactions to the net wall. Fish movements were regulated by three factors: escape time, a visual looming effect, and an index of body girth-mesh size. The model was applied to haddock in a North Sea bottom trawl including frequencies of movement components, swimming speed, angular velocity, distance to net wall, and the caught-fish ratio; simulation results were similar to field observations. The ratio of retained fish in the cod-end was limited to 37-95% by optomotor coefficient values of 0.3-1.0 and to 13-67% by looming coefficient values of 0.1-1.0. The selectivity curves generated by this model were sensitive to changes in mesh size, towing speed, mesh type, and mesh shape.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2008

We modeled fish school movements as a capture process in relation to the purse seine method using the three steps of the stimulus-response process (i.e., input stimuli, central decision-making and output reaction). Input stimuli of the model were categorized as either physical stimuli such as visual stimulus, sound stimulus, water flow, and weather or as biological stimuli such as species and size, swimming performance, sensual sensitivity, and presence of prey or predators. The output process determining the spatial orientation of the fish school for 3-D movements was based on swimming speed and angular change in the fish response, and these movements were animated as the relative geometry between the fish school and the purse seine. Simulations were carried out for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) schools reacting to a pelagic purse seine in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Simulation results showed that escape ratios varied from 20 to 70% by the relevant ranges in the stimulus-response thresholds, swimming speeds, and angular changes of fish schools were similar to those observed in the field. Therefore, with knowledge of relevant parameters, this model can be used to predict capture and escape probabilities of purse seine operations for different fish species or conditions.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2008

This paper focuses on the mackerel's visual ability and swimming capability, and aims to describe the behavior in capture and escape process by trawl. The visual sensory systems and reaction behavior based locomotory capability were analyzed and simulated. The ability of fish to see an object depends on the light intensity and the contrast and size of the object. Swimming endurance of the fish is dependent on the swimming speed and the size of the fish. Swimming speeds of the fish are simulated 3 types of the burst speed, the prolonged speed and the sustained speed according to the time they can maintain to swim. The herding and avoiding is typical reaction of the fish to the stimuli of trawl gear in the capture process. These basic behavior patterns of the virtual mackerel to the gear are simulated. This simulation will be helpful to understand the fishing processes and make high selectivity of fishing.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2016

Most grid sorting has been used to sort out flatfish in shrimp fisheries, while double grid systems have been tested to separate smaller shrimp. The escape of juvenile red seabream through separating panels made with steel grids or large mesh tested for masking effects in a two-species system. Fish behavior was observed in a circulating water tank. The escape rate was 20% greater with the separating codends than with the normal codend in the single-species experiments. The rates in the two-species experiments were 30% or 20% greater than the single-species rates for the normal or separating codends, respectively. The seabream retention rates in the grid separator codend decreased as rockfish retention increased, possibly due to a threat effect. Conversely, the retention rate of both species increased concurrently in the net separator, possibly due to a masking effect. The escape rates of juvenile red seabream varied by compartment in the mesh separating codend. These results suggest that grid separating codends can be used in the field as towed fishing gear to reduce juvenile catch.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 1998

The moving behaviour of Yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata schools in the main-net of a large scale set-net was investigated in relation to the catching function of the funnel-net by a scanning sonar. The investigation was took place in the Kishihata set-net fishing ground located in Nanao city Ishigawa prefecture, Japan from Nov. 9 to Nov. 13, 1992. The obtained results are summarized as follows; 1. Fish schools showed the greatest number at the playground in the morning and at the bag-net in the afternoon. The fish schools remained long time in the main-net. 2. The rate of fish school through the funnel-net was smaller than that of fish school which is though the playground and bag-net. Because the Yellowtail school changed the shape of school in passing the funnel-net. 3. The rate of entering the bag-net was 24%, among the fish school heading to the outer funnel-net. But, the rate of escaping to the playground was 27%, among the fish school heading to the inner funnel-net. It seems that the structure of the outer funnel-net was not enough to lead the fish to the bag-net. However, the structure of the inner funnel-net was very effective at preventing escape. 4. It is appropriate to haul the net in the morning in considering the number of accumulated fish in the bag-net during the survey.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2004

제주도 연안 정치망 조업 시스템 개량과 개발분야에서 연안해역에서 널리 사용되고 있는 각망어구의 구조개량을 위한 기초연구로서 현재 사용되고 있는 실물망을 1/20로 축소하여 개량된 입구 구조를 갖춘 모형 어구 8종류를 제작하고, 실험 수조에서 고등어 어군을 이용하여 모형 어구에 대한 어군의 입 ${\cdot}$ 출망 행동을 관찰 분석하였는데, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 원통그물내에서의 어군의 행동 패턴은 원형 모양으로 한쪽 원통그물내에 체류하는 행동과 긴 타원형 모양으로 좌 ${\cdot}$ 우 원통그물내를 왕복 유영하는 행동패턴으로 분류할 수 있었다. 2. 모형 어구 내에서의 고등어 어군의 평균 유영 속도는 원통 그물 중간 부분에서 24.9cm/sec, 오른쪽 원통그물내에서 12.6cm/sec, 입구에서 32.0cm/sec였다. 3. 어군의 입망율은 경과 시간 60초일 때 표준 모형 어구에서는 47%였고, 깔대기 그물이 길이가 35cm 의 모형 어구에서는 40%로 나타났는데, 양자의 차이는 7% 정도로 그다지 크지 않았다. 4. 어군의 출망율은 경과 시간 60초일 때 표준 모형 어구에서는 69%였고, 깔대기 그물의 길이가 35cm 의 모형 어구에서는 10%로 나타났는데, 양자의 차이는 59% 정도로 그 폭이 컸다. 5. 어군의 잔여율은 경과 시간 60초일 때 표준 모형 어구에서는 31%였고, 깔대기 그물의 길이가 35cm의 모형 어구에서는 90%로 나타났는데, 양자의 차이는 59% 정도였다.