• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to assess visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIE) tagging in greenling Hexagrammos otakii. The experiental fish were anesthetized individually and marked with orange, yellow, red, and green elastomer at the following five body locations, respectively: the adipose eyelid, the surface of the dorsal fin base, the inside surface of the pectoral fin base, the inside surface of the pelvic fin base, and the surface of the anal fin base. Control fish were anesthetized but not marked. During the 20-month trial, fish growth and retention, underwater visibility, and readability of the tags were determined. After 20 months, body length of marked greenling ($43.2{\pm}3.5cm$, mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation [SD]) did not differ from that of the control ($41.4{\pm}3.7cm$). Additionally, the body weight of marked greenling ($527.4{\pm}39.8g$, mean ${\pm}$ SD) did not differ from that of the controls ($505.9{\pm}31.7g$). Greenling retained >90% of the tags at the surface of the dorsal fin base. The anal fin base showed a higher tag retention rate than the inside surfaces of the pectoral fin and the pelvic fin bases (P < 0.05). Red and orange tags were identified more easily underwater than green and yellow tags. Green and yellow tags emitted fluorescence in response to a narrower range of light wavelengths. Thus, the VIE mark was easy to apply to greenling (< 1 min per fish) and was readily visible when viewed under an ultraviolet lamp.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.21.1-21.10
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• 2017

The aim of this study was to assess visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIE) tagging and stress response in marine medaka, Oryzias dancena. The experimental fish were anesthetized individually and marked with red, yellow, or green elastomer at each of the following three body locations: (1) the abdomen, (2) the back, and (3) the caudal vasculature. During 12 months, the accumulated survival rates of fish in the experimental treatments were not different among red, yellow, and green elastomers. The experimental fish retained > 85% of the tags injected in the back, > 70% of the tags injected in the caudal vasculature, and > 60% of the tags injected in the abdomen (P < 0.05). An important observation was that the abdomen site was associated with poor tag retention. For all injected sites, the red and green tags were able to be detected more easily than the yellow tags when observed under both visible and UV lights. Tag readability was lower for the abdomen site than for the other sites (back and caudal vasculature). Thus, VIE tags were easy to apply to marine medaka (< 1 min per fish) and were readily visible when viewed under UV light.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to investigate the growth rate and the optimal stocking density of sea cucumbers. Grow-out was studied in situ by conducting a follow-up survey using visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags. The rearing systems were made of polypropylene pipe for the frames and netting. The experiment ran for 70 days near Yeosu, Korea in the water depth of about 7 m. A total of 576 sea cucumbers which have three groups of body sizes (small: 5.15, medium: 12.34 and large: 23.26 g) were used. The five groups of stocking densities (150, 300, 450, 600 and $850g/m^2$) in rearing system for sea cucumber were considered. Sea cucumbers were fed a mixed diet (mud, mineral, fish meal, etc.). The feed was supplied to 10% of their body wet weight once every 7 days. The survival rate (73%) of sea cucumber in $850g/m^2$ was lower than those of other density groups ($150g/m^2$: 89%, $300g/m^2$: 84%, $450g/m^2$: 78% and $600g/m^2$: 86%). The survival rate of medium size group was higher than those of small and large groups regardless of the density (P<0.05). Most of density groups have no significant difference except for $850g/m^2$ (P>0.05). The growth rate of small size group ($0.63%day^{-1}$) was higher than those of medium ($0.38%day^{-1}$) and large ($0.34%day^{-1}$) group regardless of the density (P<0.05). The threshold water temperature was $11.0^{\circ}C$ for sea cucumber growth in winter season.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 맹꽁이의 현 서식지의 생태적 특성을 분석하기 위해 맹꽁이를 포획하고, 맹꽁이 개체군을 보존하기 위한 것이다. 본 연구는 부산광역시 강서구 명지동 일원에 서식하는 맹꽁이를 2013년 8월 2일부터 2013년 11월 7일까지 포획하였고, 함정 트랩 240개(30 cm height ${\times}$ 20 cm width)를 주요 식생을 위주로 7가지의 맹꽁이 주요 서식지로 구분하고 설치하여 맹꽁이를 포획하였으며, 서식지별 환경 특성 요소들(토양 구성요소, 토양 습도, 대기 습도, 토양온도)을 측정하였다. 맹꽁이의 서식지는 대부분 초지와 아까시나무가 자생하는 평지 초원이었으며, 곳곳에 습지를 포함하고 있는 환경이었다. 맹꽁이는 846개체를 포획하였으며 VIE-tag을 몸에 투입시켜 다시 새로운 서식지에 방사하였다. 맹꽁이 개체군은 물억새군락에서 가장 많은 포획율을 나타냈으며, 나지에서 가장 낮은 포획율이 나타났는데, 이는 한낮의 뜨거운 햇빛으로부터 보호받지 못하며, 또한 천적으로부터 은폐하기에 부적합한 환경이기 때문이다. 포획한 맹꽁이 중 127개체의 성별을 암컷 76개체, 수컷 51개체로 나타났고, 전장 및 무게를 측정한 결과 평균 길이는 암컷 $45.2{\pm}0.32(mm)$, 수컷 $41.8{\pm}0.26(mm)$으로 측정되었다. 또한 무게를 측정한 결과, 암컷 $13.2{\pm}0.17(g)$, 수컷 $11.1{\pm}0.13(g)$으로 측정되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 맹꽁이의 활동에 가장 큰 영향은 주는 기상 요건은 온도인 것으로 나타났고, 본 연구 결과 $15.6^{\circ}C$ 이하의 온도에서는 활동성이 현저히 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 그 보다 더 온도가 낮아질 경우 동면에 들어가는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 명지지구 개발로 인하여 서식지 파괴 및 개체군의 절멸의 위험에 있던 명지지구에 일원에 서식하는 맹꽁이 개체군의 생존연속성을 지속시킬 수 있으며, 나아가 서식지 분석을 통하여 추후 명지지구 내에 생태공원 조성시 맹꽁이가 선호하는 서식환경의 기초자료로 활용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.