• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.312-322
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• 2008

The age and growth of the sandfish, Arctoscopus japonicus were investigated from samples of the eastern sea danish seine and gill net fishery in the East Sea of Korea from February, 2004 to December, 2007. Ages were determined from annuli in otoliths and annuli were formed between December and February once a year. Also, the main spawning period was estimated to be between December and January, thus rings were considered to be annual marks. For the relationship between fork length and total weight, a multiplicative error structure was assumed because variability in growth increased as a function of the length. The relationship between fork length and total weight were $TW=0.0083FL^{3.01}(R^2=0.966)$ for female and $TW=0.0079FL^{3.04}(R^2=0.969)$ for male. The variability in growth was constant as a function of age, revealing an additive error structure. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated by a non-linear method were $L_{\infty}=31.6cm$, K=0.266/year, $t_0=-0.835$ years for female and $L_{\infty}=27.7cm$, K=0.273/year, $t_0=-0.806$ years for male. Growth at age between male and female had a significant difference(P<0.001).

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.185-195
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• 2020

Background: The flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus has the widest distribution among mugilid species. Recent studies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences showed that the species comprises at least 14 different groups, three of which occur in the northwest Pacific. We analyzed the otolith microchemistry of M. cephalus at several locations in Korea to improve understanding of migration pattern and population origin. Results: We collected 123 sagittal otoliths from seven locations and determined their concentrations of eight elements (⁷Li, ²⁴Mg, ⁵⁵Mn, ⁵⁷Fe, ⁶⁰Ni, ⁶³Cu, ⁸⁸Sr, and ¹³⁸Ba) using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Mean otolith elemental ratios differed significantly among the locations. The Sr:Ca, Fe:Ca, and Ba:Ca ratios were significantly higher than others, and useful chemical signatures for investigating the habitat use of M. cephalus populations. We identified five diverse and complicated migration patterns using the otolith data that we collected: estuarine resident (type I), freshwater migrant (type II), estuarine migrant (type III), seawater resident (type IV), and seawater migrant (type V). A canonical discriminant analysis plot revealed separation of two groups (type II in the Yellow Sea vs. other types in remaining locations). Two locations on Jeju Island, despite their close proximity, had fish with quite different migration patterns, corroborating previous molecular studies that distinguished two groups of fishes. Conclusion: We successfully showed that the migration patterns of the Korean mullet varied by location. Only fish from the western sector of Jeju had a unique migration pattern, which is likely confined population in this area. Among the eight otolith elements measured, the Sr:Ca ratio was found to be the best indicator of migration pattern and population origin.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.169-176
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• 2012

Age and growth of Glyptocephalus stelleri in the East Sea of Korea were determined, from monthly samples of commercial catches, caught by the eastern sea Danish seine fishery in 2007. The annuli of G. stelleri are formed once a year, with the boundary between opaque and translucent zones forming in September. Relationships between total length (TL) and total weight (TW) were $TW=0.002TL^{3.392}$ ($r^2=0.970$) for females and $TW=0.002TL^{3.335}$ ($r^2=0.961$) for males. TLs at annuli formation in otoliths were back-calculated from the otolith-length relationship and were adjusted to von Bertalanffy growth curves to $L_t=39.71(1-{\exp}^{(-0.152(t+1.156))})$ for females and $L_t=32.16(1-{\exp}^{(-0.213(t+0.879))})$ for males. From the age of 3 years, females grew faster than males (P<0.05).

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.278-286
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• 2017

The age and growth of marbled flounder Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae in coastal waters of the East Sea of Korea off Pohang were determined, by evaluating monthly samples of commercial catches, caught by gill nets and longlines from February 2013 to January 2014. New annuli from annually in P. yokohamae otoliths, and the boundary between the opaque and translucent zones forms from March to May. The relationships between total length (TL) and total weight (TW) were $TW=0.009TL^{3.128}$ ($R^2=0.969$) for females and $TW=0.008TL^{3.150}$ ($R^2=0.964$) for males. The TLs at the time of annulus formation, back-calculated from the otolith-length relationship by reference to the von Bertalanffy growth curves, were $L_t=52.63$ ($1-{\exp}^{(-0.231(t+0.033))}$) for females and $L_t=36.22$ ($1-{\exp}^{(-0.400(t+0.117))}$) for males. Commencing at the age of 3 years, females grew faster than males (P<0.05).

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.191-196
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• 1996

Age growth and spawning period of Enedrias nebulosus were estimated based on otoliths taken from a total of 255 fish samples of E. nebulosus, which were caught in the costal waters of $Kod\v{o}kto$ near Pusan from November 1990 to October 1991. Marginal increment analysis indicates that annuli in E. nebulosus are formed in December. Spawning period was estimated to be November to January, with a peak in December. The von Bertalanffy growth equations were expressed as follows: $L_t=33.64(1-e^{-0.1357(t+2.6853)})$ and $W_t=414.11(1-e^{-0.1357(t+2.6853)})^{3.9745}$, Where $L_t$, is total length in cm, $W_t$, is total weight in g and t is age in year.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.355-362
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• 2006

The age and growth of brown sole, Pleuronectes herzensteini were investigated from samples randomly collected in the East Sea of Korea from April, 2003 to March, 2004. Ages were determined from annuli in otoliths and annuli were formed between March and May once a year. Also, main spawning period were estimated between March and April, thus rings were considered as annual marks. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated from a non-linear regression method were $L_{\infty}=37.2cm$, K=0.131/year, $t_0=-2.008years$ for female and $L_{\infty}=28.3cm$, K=0.177/year, $t_0=-2.135years$ for male, and the growth between female and male was different.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.30-36
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• 2011

Age and growth of shotted halibut Eopsetta grigorjewi were estimated using right sagittal otoliths of 389 fish specimens from February 2004 to January 2005 in the East China Sea. Examination of outer margins of the otolith showed that the opaque zone was formed once a year and annual rings were formed from December to March. The age of specimens examined ranged from 3 to 5 years. Shotted halibut begin spawning in February and show a peak in March. Length and weight relationships showed no significant difference between females and males (P>0.05), and can be expressed as TW=$0.5091{\times}10^{-2}TL^{3,222}(r^2=0.92)$. Estimated von Bertalanffy growth curve was $L_t=46.58(1-e^{-0.14(1+1.32)})$.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.181-184
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• 2000

Dizziness is one of common diseases clinically, it is defined as a hallucination or an illusion of motion that causes sensation disorder of circumstance, and described as circulatory. rotatory leaning. shaking sensation. In particular, benign paroximal positional vertigo(BPPV) is one of peripheral vertigo, it causes dizziness due to debris which has collected within a part of the inner ear. Chemically, debris are small crystals of calcium carbonate. They are derived from structures in the ear called 'otoliths' that have been damaged by head injury, infection, or other disorder of the inner ear, or degenerated because of advanced age. The symptoms of BPPV include dizziness or vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea, Activities which bring on symptoms will vary in each person, but symptom are almost always precipitated by a position change of the head or body. As for treatment of vertigo, it is differentiated as excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower(上實下虛) and treated in oriental medicine and are used to stability. antihistaminics . anticolinergics . vestibule control drug of GABA system in western medicine. Moreover, Dix-hallpike maneuver is applicated in diagnosis and treatment of BPPV patients. A case of dizziness patient suggested benign paroximal positional vertigo who is diagnosed as weakly dizziness(虛暈)showed prominent improvement by Jaeumkunbitang-gamibang(滋陰建脾湯) and Dix-hallpike maneuver.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.346-357
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• 2010

Characteristics of age and growth of the black rockfish, Sebastes inermis sampled in the Jeonnam Marine Ranching Area (JMRA) around Geumo Islands south of Yeosu were investigated using 642 otoliths from March 2009 to February 2010. The opaque zone was formed in September once a year and hence it was used as an annulus. The parturient period was December to January, and therefore the duration from fertilization to the complete formation of the opaque zone was nineteen months. From the parameters calculated using the average length when the year ring was formed, growth of S. inermis were expressed by von Bertalanffy growth equation as $L_t$=23.267 ($1-e^{-0.4406(t+1.1971)}$) for females and $L_t$=22.030 ($1-e^{-0.5312(t+0.6834)}$) for males when is total length in age t. Through the growth equations, the maximum length was determined as 23.27cm for females and 22.03cm for males and the growth factor as 0.4406/yr and 0.5312/yr, respectively. Finally, the growth of female S. inermis is larger than the one of male S. inermis.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.121-126
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• 1995

Age and growth of stone flounder kareius bicolortus in approaches to Kyongyolbiyolto of Yellow sea were studied by otolith reading of 248 fishes from September 1992 to August 1993. Examination of the ourter margins of the otoliths showed that th hyaline zone as annulus was formed once a year and that its formation was completed at the end of the spawning season(Jan. to Feb.). Growth of the fish was expressed by the von Bertalanffy's equation as Lt=313.7[1-exp{-0.463(t+0.0704)}] for males and Lt=478.6[1-exp{-0.286(t-0.1619)}] for females, where Lt is body length in mm and It is age in years. It was found that growth of males and females differs, with the females showing a higher growth than the males. Growth in body weight was also examined. The oldest fish were seven years old for males and females.