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A study on the ecosystem-based management system for fisheries resources in Korea (생태계 차원에서의 수산자원관리 방안 연구)

  • Zhang, Chang-Ik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.240-258
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    • 2006
  • The potential of ecosystem-based fisheries management is recently recognized to be very important to improve the sustainability of fisheries resources. Under the depressed condition of many fisheries resources, this recognition has been expanded and more effort has been taken to improve this approach. Taking ecosystem concept includes the use of other tools of management in addition to fisheries regulation, such as stock and productivity enhancement, provision of physical structure, or marine protected areas. In the ecosystem-based fisheries management approach, it would require to holistically consider ecological interactions of target species with predators, competitors, and prey species, the effects of climate on fisheries ecology, the complex interactions between fishes and their habitat, and the effects of fishing on fish stocks and their ecosystem. Fisheries management based upon the understanding of these factors can prevent significant and potentially irreversible changes in marine ecosystems caused by fishing. A useful approach for analyzing tropho-dynamic interactions and mass-balance in marine ecosystems is introduced to demonstrate the complexity and usefulness of the ecosystem approach, which was applied to a small ecosystem in Korea. Korea should seriously consider to take the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, since most major fish stocks are currently depleted due to many reasons such as overfishing, land reclamation and coastal pollution.

Predicting the Invasion Pathway of Balanus perforatus in Korean Seawaters

  • Choi, Keun-Hyung;Choi, Hyun-Woo;Kim, Il-Hoi;Hong, Jae-Sang
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2013
  • The European Common Barnacle Balanus perforatus Brugiere (Crustacea, Cirripedia) has been introduced into the east coast of Korea, presumably via the ballast water of ships. The species has since been spreading along both the northern and southern coast to the east, most likely due to alongshore currents. We predicted the potential range expansion of Balanus perforatus in Korean waters using Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP), an environmental niche modeling technique. The results show that much of the southern coastal waters of Korea could be colonized by the spread of the nonindigenous species, but that the west coast is unlikely to be invaded. More sampling on the west coast would enhance the predictability of the model. To our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind for predicting marine nonindigenous species in Korean waters using GARP modeling.

Taxonomic Remarks on Three Marine Species of Cladophora (Cladophoraceae, Chlorophyta) from Cheju Island (제주도 해산 녹조 대마디말속(Cladophora) 식물 삼종의 분류학적 주해)

  • 오윤식
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 1990
  • Three marine species of Cladophora (Cladophoraceae, Chlorophyta) commonly occurred on the coast of Cheju Island, Cladophora conchopheria Sakai, C. gracilis (Griff.) Kutzing and C. wrightiana Harvey were described morphologically, considering their taxonomic characters. C. conchopheria Sakai, specifically growing on the surface of Lunella coronata, is a very minute plant of 550-990 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in height and has intracuticular adventitious rhizoids borne from the lower portion of the first to fourth segments. C. gracilis occurs on calm habitat and shows a pseudosympodial growth with pectinate branchlets. c. wrightiana always produces protoplasmic protuberances at the node of middle portion of thallus. It grows to 30 cm or more in height and is dark green in subtidal bottom.

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Review of the Shell-bearing Gastropods in the Russian Waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). IV. Heterobranchia

  • Gulbin, Vladimir V.;Chaban, Elena M.
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.71-79
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    • 2009
  • Based on investigation of archive collections of A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology of the Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok) and O.A. Scarlato Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint Petersburg), as well as on the analysis of published data, the species composition of shell-bearing gastropod mollusks of the Russian waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), consisting of 331 species and subspecies, has been identified. The fourth part of the Review includes 46 species of Heterobranchia (Allogastropoda, Opistobranchia, and Pulmonata). Each species is assigned to a biogeographic grouping in the study area. Its type locality and habitat (depth and substrate) are also documented.

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Review of the Shell-bearing Gastropods in the Russian Waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). III. Caenogastropoda: Neogastropoda

  • Gulbin, Vladimir V.
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.51-70
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    • 2009
  • Based on investigation of collections at the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology of the Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok) and Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint Petersburg), as well as on the analysis of published data, the species composition of shell-bearing gastropod mollusks of the Russian waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), consisting of 331 species and subspecies, has been identified. Each species is assigned to a biogeographic grouping in the study area. Its type locality and habitat (depth and substrate) are also documented. The third part of this review includes 129 species in Neogastropoda (Caenogastropoda).

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New Records of Marine Rhodophyta from the Pacific Coast of Mexico

  • Aguilar-Rosas, Raul;Aguilar-Rosas , Luis E.;Mateo-Cid, Luz Elena;Mendoza-Gonzalez, Catalina
    • ALGAE
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.153-157
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    • 2007
  • Two species of marine red algae, Jania ungulata (Yendo) Yendo f. brevior (Yendo) Yendo and Peyssonnelia japonica (Segawa) Yoneshigue (Rhodophyta) were collected for the first time from Mexican Pacific coast. Their vegetative and reproductive structures are described, as well as the habitat where they were found and their geographical distribution along the Pacific coasts of Mexico. Jania ungulata f. brevior is a commonly growing epiphytic and Peyssonnelia japonica is epiphyte. The fact that we found this new records in Mexican coast is noteworthy, due that this species are originally described in Japanese coast. The absence of records of this species in the Mexican coast is likely related in part to the lack of specific collections and the fact that the specimens are small and delicate, and may commonly be unnoticed during samplings.

Seasonal Variation of Species Composition of fish by Otter Trawl in the Coastal Waters off Gijang, Busan, Korea (부산 기장 연안에서 저인망으로 어획된 어류 군집의 계절 변화)

  • Hwang, Choul-Hee;Park, Yun Jeong
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.429-436
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    • 2017
  • The seasonal and interannual variations in fish assemblages in the coastal waters off Gijang were examined with an otter trawl from 2015 to 2016. A total of 59 fish species was collected during the study period. The dominant species were Caelorinchus multispinulosus, Clupea pallasii pallasii and Chelidonichthys spinosus. Seasonal changes in fish assemblages appeared to be distinct in the study area. The fish assemblages in summer and autumn were clearly distinguishable from those in other seasons, and the largest numbers of species and individuals were captured in winter and summer, respectively. Because fish assemblages are closely related to changes in water temperature, long-term changes in water temperature can have a significant impact on the productivity of offshore fisheries by changing fish species composition, habitat migration, and growth rate of fish.

Review of the Shell-bearing Gastropods in the Russian Waters of the East Sea. II. Caenogastropoda: Sorbeoconcha, Hypsogastropoda

  • Gulbin, Vladimir V.
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.127-143
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    • 2010
  • Based on investigation of collections at the A.V.Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology of the Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok) and Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint-Petersburg), as well as on the analysis of published data, the species composition of shell-bearing gastropod mollusks of the Russian waters of the East Sea, consisting of 331 species and subspecies, has been identified. Eachspecies is assigned to a biogeographic grouping in the study area. Its type locality and habitat (depth and substrate) are also documented. The second part of this review includes 101 species from Sorbeoconcha and Hypsogastropoda (Caenogastropoda).

Review of the Shell-bearing Gastropods in the Russian Waters of the East Sea. I. Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda, Cocculiniformia

  • Gulbin, Vladimir V.
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.115-126
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    • 2010
  • Based on investigation of collections at the A. V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology of the Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok) and Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint-Petersburg), as well as on the analysis of published data, the species composition of shell-bearing gastropod mollusks of the Russian waters of the East Sea, consisting of 331 species and subspecies, has been identified. Each species is assigned to a biogeographic grouping in the study area. Its type locality and habitat (depth and substrate) are also documented. The first part of this review includes 55 species from Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda and Cocculiniformia.

Health Evaluation and Fish Population Analysis by Using LEHA (Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment) Model (LEHA 모델을 이용한 어류군집 특성 분석 및 건강성 평가)

  • Han, Seock-Jung;Kim, Bong-Rae;Cha, Jun-Seong;Kang, Kyoung-Ho;Jung, Min-Min
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.1185-1192
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    • 2014
  • Health assessment of aquatic ecosystem was investigated by using LEHA (Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment) model method with habitat fish population structure analysis in this study. The investigation was two comparison spots (St 1; floating island, St 2; 500 m away site from st 1) in the Habcheon lake of Korea. As results, health evaluation of Habcheon lake ecosystem was fair grade of LEHA scores base on metric values in both place (30 score in st. 1 and 32 score in st. 2).