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First detailed morphological description of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) caught from the Yellow Sea of Korea

  • Lee, Heon-Joo;Kim, Il-Hun;Kim, Ja-Kyeong;Jeong, Sumin;Park, Daesik
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.201-208
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    • 2014
  • To date, no study has reported detailed morphological characteristics of Korean sea turtles. Due to the lack of such basic information on Korean sea turtles, further related studies have been difficult in South Korea. In this report, we determined the species and the sex of the one sea turtle caught from the Yellow Sea of Korea (Taean-gun, Chungcheongnamdo) on July 17, 2013, and described its detailed morphological characteristics. The sea turtle was identified as a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) by the presence of an interprefrontal scale on the head. The turtle had three times longer length between the edge of anal scute to the anus than that between the anus to tip of the tail, and the size of a pair of claws on the flippers were distinctively different, suggesting that the turtle was a male. Finally, the assumption that the sea turtle might be sexually mature is based on its body weight (59.95 kg), the maximum straight length of the carapace (72.5 cm), and the worn serrated parts at the edge of supracaudal scutes. The loggerhead sea turtle described in this study is the first record from the Yellow Sea of Korea.

한국 연안의 멸종위기 바다거북의 분포 및 좌초 현황 (Distribution and Strandings of Endangered Sea Turtles in Korean Waters)

  • 문대연;정민민;안용락;최석관;오봉세;김장근;이주;김문진;김삼연
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.657-663
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    • 2009
  • This paper reports the strandings of sea turtles on Korean shores monitored for the first time in 2008. A total of 19 sea turtles, consisting of 12 greens and 7 loggerheads, were recorded as stranded from the east coast to the south including Jeju Island. Reported strandings reached a peak in July and dominant area was Jeju Island. The curved carapace length of loggerhead sea turtles ranged 65-84.2cm and that of green sea turtles ranged 39.2-90cm, indicating most of them were immature to sub-adult. Out of 19 turtles, 11 were found dead with unknown reasons. Possible causes of death may include drawning by fishing gear, swallowing of marine debris, boat collision, and diseases. An immature green sea turtle tagged with a satellite transmitter spent winter near Jeju Island where it was released, suggesting that the Island provide immature greens a feeding ground. Considering thousands of sea turtles crawl on Japanese shores for nesting every year, the number of sea turtles reported in Korean waters was relatively small. Therefore, it is suggested that an appropriate monitoring system be necessary to protect and conserve endangered sea turtle species in Korean waters.

Occurrence and diet analysis of sea turtles in Korean shore

  • Kim, Jihee;Kim, Il-Hun;Kim, Min-Seop;Lee, Hae Rim;Kim, Young Jun;Park, Sangkyu;Yang, Dongwoo
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제45권4호
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    • pp.203-217
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    • 2021
  • Background: Sea turtles, which are globally endangered species, have been stranded and found as bycatch on the Korean shore recently. More studies on sea turtles in Korea are necessary to aid their conservation. To investigate the spatio-temporal occurrence patterns of sea turtles on the Korean shore, we recorded sampling locations and dates, identified species and sexes and measured sizes (maximum curved carapace length; CCL) of collected sea turtles from the year 2014 to 2020. For an analysis of diets through stomach contents, we identified the morphology of the remaining food and extracted DNA, followed by amplification, cloning, and sequencing. Results: A total of 62 stranded or bycaught sea turtle samples were collected from the Korean shores during the study period. There were 36 loggerhead turtles, which were the dominant species, followed by 19 green turtles, three hawksbill turtles, two olive ridley turtles, and two leatherback turtles. The highest numbers were collected in the year 2017 and during summer among the seasons. In terms of locations, most sea turtles were collected from the East Sea, especially from Pohang. Comparing the sizes of collected sea turtles according to species, the average CCL of loggerhead turtles was 79.8 cm, of green turtles was 73.5 cm, and of the relatively large leatherback turtle species was 126.2 cm. In most species, the proportion of females was higher than that of males and juveniles, and was more than 70% across all the species. Food remains were morphologically identified from 19 stomachs, mainly at class level. Seaweeds were abundant in stomachs of green turtles, and Bivalvia was the most detected food item in loggerhead turtles. Based on DNA analysis, food items from a total of 26 stomachs were identified to the species or genus level. The gulfweed, Sargassum thunbergii, and the kelp species, Saccharina japonica, were frequently detected from the stomachs of green turtles and the jellyfish, Cyanea nozakii, the swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus, and kelps had high frequencies of occurrences in loggerhead turtles. Conclusions: Our findings support those of previous studies suggesting that sea turtles are steadily appearing in the Korean sea. In addition, we verified that fish and seaweed, which inhabit the Korean sea, are frequently detected in the stomach of sea turtles. Accordingly, there is a possibility that sea turtles use the Korean sea as feeding grounds and habitats. These results can serve as basic data for the conservation of globally endangered sea turtles.

우리나라 제주도에서 관찰된 바다거북의 좌초와 혼획 (Observation and Record of Sea Turtles in Bycatch and Stranding from Jeju Island of Korea)

  • 정민민;문대연;김성호;김흥수;김재우
    • 수산해양교육연구
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.662-669
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    • 2012
  • 2008년부터 2009년까지 제주도 연안 해역에서 혼획 및 좌초 되는 바다거북의 모니터링을 실시하였다. 그 결과 푸른바다거북(C. mydas) 12마리, 붉은바다거북(C. caretta) 3마리, 매부리바다거북(E. imbricata) 1마리, 미확인 종 25마리 등 총 41마리의 바다거북이 2년 동안 제주도 연안 해역에서 관찰되었다. 월별 및 해역별로는 8월에 제주도 북서부 연안의 애월읍 해역에서 혼획 및 좌초 빈도가 높았고 2008년 보다 2009년도에 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 특히 제주도 북부 해안에 위치한 애월읍 연안 해역에서 연속적으로 출현 개체 수가 증가하는 것으로 보아 이 지역은 바다거북의 색이장 및 생육장이 되고 있을 것으로 추측된다. 어구별로는 정치망과 자망에서 주로 혼획 되었으며, 수동적 어구 형태인 정치망의 혼획이 높은 것으로 보아 먹이를 쫓아가다가 혼획되는 것으로 판단된다. 이번 연구를 통하여 앞으로도 제주도 연안 해역에 출현하는 바다거북의 개체수는 점차 증가할 것으로 예측되어 체계적인 모니터링 시스템 구축이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

한국의 제주에서 발견된 바다거북 잡종(Caretta caretta ${\times}$ Chelonia mydas)에 대한 첫 보고 (First Report of a Hybridization between Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas from Jeju Island, South Korea)

  • 구교성;한상현;오홍식
    • 환경생물
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.377-381
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    • 2014
  • 이 논문은 국내에서 발견된 잡종 바다거북 (Caretta caretta ${\times}$ Chelonia mydas)에 대한 첫 번째 보고이다. 2012년 5월 7일 바다거북류 한 개체(JST01)가 제주도 동쪽해안에서 사체로 발견되었다. 국내에서 빈번하게 관찰되는 바다거북류 두 종(C. caretta and C. mydas)과 JST01의 외부형태를 비교한 결과, 채색, 등갑의 형태, 부리(upper beak)의 모양, 연갑판에 거치 그리고 앞발 발톱 개수 등의 외부형태는 C. caretta와 일치하였다. 반면, 연갑판, 서계갑판 그리고 늑갑판의 수, 용골이 없는 매끈한 등갑, 늑갑판과 정갑판이 접촉하지 않는 점 등은 C. mydas의 특징과 일치하였다. 결론적으로 C. caretta와 C. mydas의 외부형질들을 복합적으로 가지고 있는 JST01은 서로 다른 두 종간에 생겨난 교잡종이라 판단된다. 이상의 결과는 바다거북류에서 나타나는 잡종형성에 대한 연구에 중요한 기초자료가 될 것이다.