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Comparison of Phytoplankton Growth and Species Composition in Pangasiid Catfish Monoculture and Pangasiid Catfish/Silver Carp Polyculture Ponds

  • Sarkar, Reaz Uddin;Khan, Saleha;Haque, Mahfuzul;Khan, Mohammed Nurul Absar;Choi, Jae-Suk
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2008
  • Excessive growth of phytoplankton is a common and severe problem in intensively farmed pangasiid catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) culture ponds. It can lead to cyanobacterial blooms, reduced fish growth, bad-tasting fish flesh, and lower market demand. To investigate how to manage undesirable phytoplankton growth, we evaluated three stocking strategies in nine rural fishponds (0.020-0.022 ha) owned by various farmers: a pangasiid catfish mono culture (treatment 1, $T_1$), and pangasiid catfish-silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) polycultures at two stocking ratios of 1:1 (treatment 2, $T_2$) and 2:1 (treatment 3, $T_3$). The total density of all ponds was approximately 30,000 fishes/ha. Monoculture ($T_1$) resulted in significantly higher (p < 0.05) nutrient levels (nitrate and phosphate) in ponds than did polyculture ($T_2$ and $T_3$). Nutrient loads increased with culture time, resulting in increased growth of phytoplankton, including Cyanophyceae (9 genera), Chlorophyceae (15 genera), Bacillariophyceae (8 genera), and Euglenophyceae (3 genera). The introduction of silver carp as a co-species helped to regulate phytoplankton growth and to improve the water quality of pangasiid catfish culture ponds.

Hydroacoustic Survey of Fish Distribution and Aggregation Characteristics in the Yongdam Reservoir, Korea (수중음향기법을 이용한 용담호의 어류 분포특성 연구)

  • Lee, Hyungbeen;Lee, Kyounghoon;Kim, Seonghun;Kim, In-Ok;Kang, Donhyug
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.47 no.6
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    • pp.1055-1062
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    • 2014
  • Hydroacoustic surveys were conducted for spatio-temporal distribution and size estimation of fish in the Yongdam reservoir, Korea, from April to July 2014. Acoustic data were collected along acoustic transects using a 120 kHz scientific echosounder. The received acoustic data were the in situ acoustic target strength (dB) and nautical area scattering coefficient ($m^2/mile^2$). Data on fish behavioral patterns and size were collected using a DIDSON acoustic camera at stationary stations. Fish were mainly distributed in the center channel and close to the outer Yongdam reservoir. Acoustic density of fish in the summer season were higher than in the spring season. The seasonal vertical distribution pattern of fish aggregations may be strongly related to the vertical temperature structure. The size distribution of fish obtained from an acoustic camera correlated well with the acoustic size of fish from an echosounder.

Legal Problems on U.S.-Korea Fishery Dispute (한미어업관계의 쟁점과 법률문제)

  • 최종화
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.21-34
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    • 1990
  • The U.S.-Korea fisheries relationship was concluded on the legal basis of Korea as a distant-water fishing nation and U.S. as a coastal state, and aiming effective conservation, management and rational utilization of the marine living resources. The existing two legal problems on U.S.-Korea fisheries relationship are the pelagic driftnet fishing on the high seas and trawl fishing in the Bering Sea. The results and countermeasure discussed on the positive legal systems of both countries which simultaneously rationalize the conflicting standpoints each other are as follows : 1. For the sake of rational conservation and utilization of the high seas fishery resources, an international organization composing of all the coastal states and fishing nations concerned must be established, and it shall be shall be more desirable to manage the resources by the international joint control system than by the bilateral agreements between the countries concerned. 2. The U.S.-Korea Fisheries Agreement being based on the MFCMA was concluded by mutual understanding between both countries. Accordingly, no protest exists against legal status of the Agreement because it has acted as a customary norm in keeping fisheries relationship between both countries within the U.S. EEZ. 3. The existing fisheries legislative system of Korea is insufficient to support development of the industry satisfactorily. Therefore a special legislation, for example $\ulcorner$Distant-water Fishery Promotion Act$\lrcorner$, is required. And a perfect legal system for effective conservation and management of fishery resources must be established.

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Investigation on bycatch reduction methods of marine mammals for fishing with gill net, trap, trawl, stow net and set net (자망, 통발, 트롤, 안강망, 정치망 어업에 대한 해양포유류 혼획 저감 연구 조사)

  • Kyu-Suk CHOI;Hyun-Su JO;Myounghee KANG
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.59 no.4
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    • pp.279-289
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    • 2023
  • The United States enforces the seafood import regulations so-called the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and by 2023, all exports of aquatic products and processed fish products by fisheries which have not obtained an "Comparability Finding" from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be completely banned. Therefore, to respond to the US MMPA, it is critical to identify technologies and methods used in worldwide for reducing bycatch of marine mammals. In particular, marine mammals are frequently caught in five fisheries (trawl, gill net, trap, stow net and set net) in Korea, which is facing a great challenge. This study presented bycatch reduction methods by five fisheries, classified the methods by country, and suggested appropriate reduction methods which can be applied in Korea.

Optimal Enrichment Temperature, Time and Materials for L-type Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) Cultured at a Low Temperature (저온 배양한 L-type 로티퍼(Brachionus plicatilis)의 적정 영양강화 수온, 시간 및 영양강화제 종류)

  • Yoo, Hae-Kyun;Byun, Soon-Gyu;Choi, Jin;Nam, Myeong-Mo;Moon Lee, Haeyoung;Kang, Hee Wong;Lee, Chu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.500-507
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    • 2016
  • This study was undertaken to improve the survival and early life growth rates of cold-water fish by culturing rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) with low-temperature tolerance. The enrichment experiment was carried out at different temperatures and over different time intervals. Cultivation of the rotifer at low temperatures was repeated, with the selected and cultured as the water temperature was gradually lowered from $20^{\circ}C$ to $10^{\circ}C$. Enrichment of the rotifer was completed using A, S, SCV and SCP. Enrichment was carried out after 6, 12 and 24 hours at three different temperatures (10, 15 and $20^{\circ}C$). In the growth experiments, the rotifer increased to approximately triple their original size, from $350{\pm}7.9ind./ml$ to $1,064{\pm}5.7ind./ml$ at $10^{\circ}C$ over 50 days. The fatty acid composition of the four enrichment materials was species-specific, with the highest ratios belonging to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3) and docosahezaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3) in SCP. The fatty acid composition of the rotifers was affected by the enrichment materials. The EPA (% of total fatty acid) was more than 2 % in SCP, which showed a higher ratio than the other enrichment materials. DHA was higher in S reaching 12.40 % at $15^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours. The highest levels of EPA (3.09 %) and DHA (11.65 %) were obtained after the rotifers were enriched with S at $20^{\circ}C$ for 12hours.