• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2009

Recently, wide spread distribution of the giant jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, has occurred in the East China Sea. This increased distribution has caused serious problems in inshore and offshore fisheries in Korea and Japan. As a result, it is necessary to evaluate the damage caused to the fisheries by jellyfish. Accordingly, several hydroacoustic studies have been conducted to estimate the target strength (TS) of the giant jellyfish. However, the effects of fluctuation in the acoustic scattering characteristics on swimming patterns have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, in this study, we theoretically estimated the effects of changes in the acoustic scattering pattern on the swimming behavior of jellyfish using the Distorted Wave Born Approximation (DWBA) model. The results confirmed that acoustic scattering of jellyfish results in a significant change in their swimming pattern. Specifically, our theoretical estimation indicated that the TS of giant jellyfish (d=40 cm) fluctuated until 8.5 dB at 38 kHz, 13.8 dB at 70 kHz, and 15.1 dB at 120 kHz based on changes in their swimming patterns.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.302-312
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• 2010

In order to describe the performance of a wedge type jellyfish excluder device, a series of fishing experiments was carried out in the coastal areas of Yokji Island, southern Korea in 2009, using a trawl net with a cover net. The body size and weight of each individual (fish or jellyfish) caught in the experimental fishing were measured. In the case of giant jellyfish the bell diameter and weight were measured. The catch species was composed of giant jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), silver croaker (Pennahia argentata), yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactics), finespotted flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus), largehead hairtail (Trichiuruslepturus), melon seed (Psenopsisanomala) and so on. The weight ratio and individual ratio of total fish escaped through the outlet of the excluder device were 0.322 and 0.320, respectively. The weight ratios of giant jellyfish excluded from the trawl net ranged from 0.740 to 0.921 (average 0.852/haul). It means that the wedge type jellyfish excluder device performed well and allowed the most of the giant jellyfish to exclude through the trawl net. The approximately 70% of fish entered in trawl net was caught. The wedge type excluder device needs some improvements to minimize the fish escape from the trawl nets in the future.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.551-556
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• 2010

The large jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai causes serious damage to fisheries, particularly around the seas of Korea and Japan. Decreasing this damage requires knowledge of the distribution and abundance of jellyfish. Acoustic technology using quantitative echosounders is one method of studying the distribution and abundance of jellyfish. Such methods are commonly used worldwide because they have the advantage of providing substantial information about all water layers in a wide area in a short time. However, in order to conduct an acoustic survey, the acoustic characteristics of the target organism must be known. These can be altered by a number of factors, including pulsation, swimming angle, frequency and size. Accordingly, this study determined the variation in target strength according to pulsation of N. nomurai. Data were analyzed for two jellyfish with bell diameters in air of (a) was 32.0 and (b) 25.0 cm. The pulsation cycle of jellyfish (a) was 1.5~2.0 sec and the target strength (TS) cycle was 1.0~2.5 sec, while jellyfish (b) had a pulsation cycle of 1.0~1.5 sec and TS cycle of 1.0~3.0 sec. The variation width of the TS with the change in pulsation was 7.8 dB (-72.4~-64.6 dB) for jellyfish (a) and 10.3 dB (-71.6~-61.3 dB) for jellyfish (b). The variation in bell diameter was about 0.28 and 0.35, respectively. These results confirmed that the variation in bell diameter caused by pulsation is closely related to the variation in TS.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

본 논문은 지구온난화로 인하여 수온이 상승되며 증가한 해파리의 피해를 감소하고자 연구를 진행하였다. 해수욕장에서 해파리의 등장은 해파리의 쏘임 사고로 인한 인명피해와 폐장으로 인한 경제적 손실이 발생할 수 있다. 본 논문은 선행 연구들로부터 해파리의 출현 패턴을 머신러닝을 통하여 예측 가능함 확인하였다. SVM을 이용한 해파리 출현 예측 모델 연구를 확대하여 진행하였다. 심층신경망을 이용하여 해파리 출현 유무 예측인 이진 분류에서 지수화 된 방법인 다중 분류로 확장하고자 하였다. 수집된 데이터의 크기가 작다는 한계점으로 인하여 84.57%라는 예측 정확도의 한계를 부트스트래핑을 이용하여 데이터 확장을 통해 해결하고자 하였다. 확장된 데이터는 원본 데이터보다 약 7% 이상의 높은 성능을 보여주었으며, Transfer learning과 비교하여 약 6% 이상의 좋은 성능을 보여주었다. 최종적으로 테스트 데이터를 통하여 해파리 출현 예측 성능을 확인한 결과, 해파리의 출현 유무를 예측할 시 높은 정확도로 예측이 가능함을 확인하였으나, 지수화를 통한 예측에서는 의미 있는 결과를 얻지 못하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2024

The giant jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, is an endemic species found in Northeast Asian waters and their population structures, such as size and genetics, and their environmental characteristics were investigated. N. nomurai was obtained from the Yellow and Northern East China Seas during the summers of 2006, 2007, and 2009. In the northern Yellow Sea, small-sized jellyfish were found to be dominant and towards the southern seas, the size of the jellyfish increased. In the northern East China Sea, only one mode of jellyfish was found in May, and the number of modes increased up-to five in July. However, at the center of the Yellow Sea, one or two modes were found in July, 2007. Thus, different jellyfish populations were present in the northern East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. However, based on first appearance and a cohort analysis using the bell diameter, the jellyfish population in the northern Yellow Sea might be recognized as a distinct group that differed from those found in the northern East China Sea. Furthermore, mitochondrial DNA sequences (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) of N. nomurai were, determined and compared with genetic structures obtained from jellyfish in the Yellow Sea. The genetic diversity of N. nomurai was highest in the regions around the northern East China Sea and at the center of the Yellow Sea and was the lowest around the northern Yellow Sea. Thus, N. nomurai populations in the Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea might be different concerning their seeding places.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to elucidate the physicochemical characteristics of gelatin extracted from jellyfish Rhopilema hispidum. We investigated the proximate composition, amino acids, gel strength, gelling/melting points, dynamic viscoelastic properties, and viscosity of jellyfish gelatin. Jellyfish gelatin contained 12.2% moisture, 1.5% lipid, 2.1% ash, and 84.8% protein. Glycine, hydroxyproline, proline, and alanine were the predominant amino acids. The gelatin showed a gel strength of 31.2 kPa, a gelling point of $18.0^{\circ}C$, and melting point of $22.3^{\circ}C$. The gelatin was composed of ${\alpha}_1$-chain, ${\alpha}_2$-chain, ${\beta}$-chain, and ${\gamma}$-chain. During cooling and heating process, jellyfish gelatin showed lower elastic modulus (G') and loss modulus (G") values than mammalian gelatin. Jellyfish gelatin did not show superior rheological properties to mammalian gelatin, like other fish gelatin; however, it can be used in various food and cosmetic products not requiring high gel strength.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.55.1-55.1
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• 2021

Ram-pressure stripping (RPS) is known as a typical mechanism of quenching star formation (SF) of galaxies orbiting in clusters, but it can also boost the SF activity within a short period of time. Jellyfish galaxies, with eye-catching blue tails and knots, are such starburst galaxies undergoing strong RPS in galaxy clusters. Thus, they are very useful targets to understand their SF activity in relation to RPS. We study the SF activity of three jellyfish galaxies in massive clusters at z=0.3-0.4 (MACSJ1752-JFG2, MACSJ0916-JFG1, and A2744-F0083) with Gemini GMOS/IFU and compare our results to those of jellyfish galaxies in low-mass clusters. We obtain total star formation rates (SFRs) of up to 60 Mo/yr and SFRs in the tails of up to 15 Mo/yr, which are much higher than those of jellyfish galaxies in low-mass clusters with the median SFRs of 1.1 Mo/yr in total and 0.03 Mo/yr in tails. In addition, these SFRs are also significantly higher than the SF main sequence of galaxies at the redshifts of the three jellyfish galaxies. This implies that their SF activity is much more enhanced compared to jellyfish galaxies in low-mass clusters due to extreme RPS in massive clusters.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2024

In this study, we estimated the distribution density of giant jellyfish in coastal waters of Korea in 2023 and compared the occurrence of giant jellyfish over four years. In May, the giant jellyfish were mainly distributed in the waters of the Yangtze River outflow, and in July, they were highly distributed in the west of Jeju Island and near the south coast of Korea. In addition, when comparing the distribution densities of giant jellyfish in Korea over four years, both acoustic and sighting surveys showed that the highest density of jellyfish occurred in 2021.

• 생태와환경
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.250-258
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• 2023

담수해파리는 담수에서만 발견되는 해파리로써 다양성은 낮지만 전 세계적으로 보고 되고있다. 하지만 이들의 생태 및 발생 원인에 대해서는 정확하게 밝혀진 바가 없다. 따라서 모니터링을 통해 유생에서 폴립(polyp)단계를 통해 성장하는 담수해파리의 분포를 파악하는 것은 이들의 생태를 이해하는 데 중요하다. 본 연구는 미호강 수계 생물막(biofilm)의 환경유전자(eDNA)를 이용하여 담수해파리의 COI 유전자를 탐색하고 환경유전자를 이용한 담수해파리 탐색 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 미호강 수계 내 12개 지점 중 8개 지점에서 담수해파리 유전자가 확인되었으며, 대부분 상류에 저수지가 위치한 특성을 보였다. 이들 유전자는 대표적인 담수해파리로 알려진 소워비꽃모자해파리(Craspedacusta sowerbii)의 유전자로 확인되었으며 미호강 조사 지점에서 발견된 C. sowerbii는 이탈리아에서 발견된 종과 같은 계통이었다. 결과적으로 생물막의 환경유전자를 이용한 담수해파리 유전자 탐색방법은 담수해파리 출현 가능성이 높은 지역을 선택적으로 빠르게 선별(screening)할 수 있으며 이는 국내 담수해파리의 분포와 발생기작을 이해하는 데 중요한 단서를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2010

Understanding the abundance and distribution of massive jellyfish is necessary to forecast where or when their blooms will happen. The acoustic technique is one of the most useful methods of obtaining information if the acoustic characteristics of the targets are known. This study was conducted to determine the acoustic target strength (TS, dB) of two jellyfish species, Aurelia aurita and Cyanea nozakii, in the southern coast of Korea. For the ex situ measurements, 120, 200, and 420 kHz split beam transducers were used, and jellyfish with various bell lengths were arranged to prepare multiple jellyfish. Under 2 vertical individuals, the mean TS for multiple A. aurita at 120, 200, and 420 kHz was -72.7, -71.7, and -68.2 dB, respectively. In the case of 5 vertical individuals, the mean TS of the species was -71.3, -68.2, and -62.0 dB. Finally, the mean TS of C. nozakii at 120, 200, and 200 kHz was -62.0, -60.3, and -58.2 dB under 2 individuals and -58.1, -57.4, and -54.0 dB under 4 individuals, respectively. For both species, higher numbers of jellyfish resulted in a higher TS. In addition, higher frequencies were associated with a higher TS for the same jellyfish. These TS results for two species can be used as essential data for the acoustic detection of jellyfish in an open ocean or coastal area.