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Optimizing selection of sexually mature Barbus altianalis for induced spawning: determination of size at sexual maturity of populations from Lake Edward and Upper Victoria Nile in Uganda

  • Aruho, Cassius;Ddungu, Richard;Nkalubo, Winnie;Ondhoro, Constantine Chobet;Bugenyi, Fredrick;Rutaisire, Justus
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.21 no.11
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    • pp.34.1-34.13
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    • 2018
  • Sexual maturity ($L_{50}$), the length at which 50% of fish in a size class are mature, is a key aspect of domestication of new fish species because it guides the procedure for identification of appropriate broodstock size for artificial spawning. In this study, the $L_{50}$ was determined for 1083 Barbus altianalis samples obtained from Lake Edward and the Upper Victoria Nile. Gonads of freshly killed samples were examined macroscopically and verified with standard histological procedures for the maturation stages that were used to determine $L_{50}$. Oocytes and spermatogenic cell sizes were compared for fish obtained from both water bodies. Results indicated that there were no variations in macro gonad features observed for fish from Lake Edward and Upper Victoria Nile. Similarly, there were no significant differences in oocyte sizes (P > 0.05) between the two populations but significant differences in spermatogenic cell sizes were noted (P < 0.05) except for spermatozoa (P > 0.05). This however did not suggest peculiar differences between the two populations for staging the gonads. Consequently, no staging variations were suggested for both populations in determination of $L_{50}$. Sexual maturity was found in the same class size of fork length (FL) 20-24.9 cm and 35-39.9 cm for males and females from both water bodies, respectively. At this FL, however, males were too small, and for good selection of vigor broodstocks for spawning and conservation purposes, they are better picked from class size of 30-34.9 cm FL and above. These findings were crucial for integration of appropriate breeding size in spawning protocol by farmers and fisheries scientists conserving wild B. altianalis populations.

International Laws for the Prevention of IUU Fishing and Improvement Plans for Related Law Systems in Korea (IUU 어업 방지를 위한 국제적 규범과 우리나라 관련 법제의 개선방안)

  • Yang, Gi-Ju;Kim, In-Guek
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.43-64
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    • 2022
  • Efforts to prevent IUU fishing began in 1996 as the IUU Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Committee reported the multilateral efforts of the international community and related international organizations to prevent IUU fishing. Korea has recently been pointed out by the international community as to many problems regarding its will to eradicate IUU fishing. It is true that Korea has ever been designated as an 'IUU participating country' or a 'non-cooperative third country' by the international community and that there have been considerable difficulties in exporting seafood and using ports along with the deterioration of the national image. In 2020, with the efforts of related organizations and fisheries companies, Korea is now free from being known as a that Korea has recovered some degrees of trust from the international community through strengthening legal sanctions against IUU fishing and thorough implementation of follow-up measures is now free from non-cooperating country it cannot be said that the basic problems have been completely resolved just because it has emerged as a disgraceful country, and the current state of IUU fishing of Korea leaves a room for designation as a 'non-cooperative third country' again at any time in the future. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to examine the problems of the IUU fishing-related legal system in Korea and to come up with an improvement plan. Therefore, this paper reviews international norms for IUU fishing regulation (PSMA etc.) and domestic laws with the Distant Water Fisheries Development Act and Propose the improvement methods for related legal systems in Korea.

Multi-locations and stability evaluation on growth character of the permata hybrid carp

  • Didik Ariyanto;Suharyanto Suharyanto;Flandrianto S. Palimirmo;Yogi Himawan;Listio Darmawantho;Fajar Anggraeni
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.265-275
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    • 2024
  • The success of establishing the Indonesian growing fast hybrid carp, namely "Permata", on a controlled environmental test must be followed up with a large-scale test. This study aims to evaluate the phenotypic performance of the Permata hybrid carp in multi-locations with different cultivation systems. The test sites consisted of floating net cages, running-water ponds, semi-concrete ponds, earthen ponds, fully concrete ponds, and static net cages. For 90 days, fish were fed commercial pellets with a 28%-30% protein content. At the end of the test, all fish were harvested and counted. Data on length, weight, survival rate, and harvested biomass were used to analyze the effect of genotype, environment, and their interaction on the phenotypic performance. The growth based on final weight is used to analyze the stability performance in each test location. The results showed that the length and weight of common carp were significantly affected by genotype and the environment, but not by the interaction of both. The genotype, environment, and the interaction of both factors affected common carp's survival and harvested biomass. Common carp reared in floating net cages generally had the best performance, while carp reared in fully concrete tanks and static net cages had the lowest. The growth stability analysis showed that the common carp in this study were unstable genotypes but have a broad adaptability in term of different environments.

Morphological Classification of Unit Basin based on Soil & Geo-morphological Characteristics in the yeongsangang Basin (토양 및 지형학적 특성에 따른 영산강유역의 소유역 분류)

  • Sonn, Yeon-Kyu;Hyun, Byung-Keun;Jung, Suk-Jae;Hur, Seong-Oh;Jung, Kang-Ho;Seo, Myung-Chul;Ha, Sang-Keun
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.262-268
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    • 2007
  • To characterize morphological classification of the basins, four major basin characteristics of the unit basins, including sinuosity, ratio of forest, ratio of flat area, and tributary existence were selected for cluster analysis. The analysis was carried out using soil map, topographic map, water course map, and basin map of the fifty unit basins in the Yeongsangang Basin. The unit basins could be categorized to five basin groups. The fitness by the Mantel test showed good fit of which r was 0.830. These grouping based on comprehensive soil and topographic characteristics provides best management practices, water quality management according to pollutants, increased water related model application and reasonable availability of water management. For agricultural management of water resources and conservation of water quality from agricultural non-point pollutants, therefore, comprehensive systematic classification of soil characteristics on unit basin might be an useful tool.

Limnological Study on Spring-Bloom of a Green Algae, Eudorina elegans and Weirwater PulsedFlows in the Midstream (Seungchon Weir Pool) of the Yeongsan River, Korea (영산강 중류 (승촌보)의 봄철 녹조류 Eudorina elegans 대발생과 봇물 펄스방류에 대한 육수학적 고찰)

  • Shin, Jae-Ki;Kang, Bok-Gyoo;Hwang, Soon-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.320-333
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    • 2016
  • This study was carried out to elucidate the development of unprecedented water-bloom caused by a single species of colonial green algae Eudorina elegans in the upstream area of the Seungchon weir located in the Yeongsan River from late April to May 2013. The Yeongsan River is typically regulated system and the waterbody is seriously enriched by both external and internal sources of nutrients. Seasonal algal outbreaks were highly probable due to various potential factors, such as the excessive nutrients contained in treated wastewater, slow current, high irradiation and temperature, in diatom (winter), green algae (spring) and bluegreen algae (summer). Spring green-tide was attributed to E. elegans with level up to $1,000mg\;m^{-3}$(>$50{\times}10^4cells\;mL^{-1}$). The bloom was exploded in the initial period of the algal development and after then gradually diminished with transporting to the downstream by the intermittent rainfall, resulting in rapid expansion of the distribution range. Although the pulsed-flows by the weir manipulation was applied to control algal bloom, they were not the countermeasures to solve the underlying problem, but rather there still was a remaining problem related to the impact of pulsed-flows on the downstream. The green-tide of E. elegans in this particular region of the Yeongsan River revealed the blooming characteristics of a colonial motile microalga, and fate of vanishing away by the succeeding episodic events of mesoscale rainfall. We believe that the results of the present study contribute to limno-ecological understanding of the green-tide caused by blue-green algae in the four major rivers, Korea.

Changes of Leaf Characteristics, Pigment Content and Photosynthesis of Forsythia saxatilis under Two Different Light Intensities (광량 차이에 의한 산개나리의 엽 특성과 광색소 함량 및 광합성 변화)

  • Han, Sim-Hee;Kim, Du-Hyun;Kim, Gil Nam;Byun, Jae-Kyung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.100 no.4
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    • pp.609-615
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    • 2011
  • Forsythia saxatilis is a Korean endemic plant designated as rare and endangered by the Korea Forest Service (KFS). Growth and physiological characteristics of F. saxatilis were investigated under two different light intensities in order to figure out an appropriate growth environment for conservation and restoration of the species in its natural habitat. Shoot length, leaf size and weight, photosynthetic pigment content and photosynthetic parameters were measured for F. saxatilis grown at two experimental plots under relative light intensities (RLI) of 20% and 60% of the full sun, respectively. Fresh leaf weight of plants grown under high relative light intensities (RLI-60) exceeded that of plants grown at 20% RLI. The ratio of fresh leaf weight to leaf size at RLI-60 was 1.47 times superior comparing to that recorded at RLI-20. The content of photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid were higher in plants grown at RLI-60, whereas the ratio of total chlorophyll to carotenoid content was higher in the leaves at RLI-20. Photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate at RLI-60 were, respectively, 2.5, 2.65 and 1.79 times higher comparing to those recorded at RLI-20. Water use efficiency, however, was higher at RLI-20. The chlorophyll/nitrogen ratio was 1.83 times higher at RLI-20 than at RLI-60. In contrast, the ratio of net photosynthesis to chlorophyll content at RLI-60 was 2.58 times higher than that of RLI-20. In conclusion, light intensity might be the major factor affecting growth and physiological characteristics of F. saxatilis grown under canopy of tall tree species.

The Intertidal Restoration and Relationship with Water birds According to Before and After Operation of Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant (시화호 조력발전소 가동 전·후 조간대 복원과 수조류와의 관계)

  • Park, Chi-Young;Kim, Ho-Joon;Paik, In-Hwan;Jin, Seon-Deok;Paek, Woon-Kee;Lee, Joon-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.320-327
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    • 2016
  • Intertidal zone has been restored by the Sihwa Lake tidal power plant is operating in 2012. After restoration, to check the difference of bird group's community change out, the examination has been carried out from 2009 to 2014 when sea dike sluicer runs, the intertidal zone area was increased to $20.3km^2$ after restoring in $5.3km^2$. There was no significant difference in the number of individuals congestion of the whole, but the results of analysis of the differences between the six bird group by number of individuals, it showed a significant difference in Diving ducks(p = 0.237) the Herons (p<0.001), Swans and Geese (p<0.01), Dabbling ducks (p<0.001), showed a significant difference in the Shore birds (p<0.001) gulls (p<0.001) except for diving of ducks. Sihwa Lake intertidal zone was only just been restored, but environment and the improvement of benthic ecosystem has been carried out, It is determined that waterfowls that living based on intertidal zone are also affected. This study is a good example of the restoration of the intertidal zone that disappeared, which hard to find a similar case. It will be utilized as basic data of ecological monitoring for the conservation and management of the future of the intertidal zone later.

Development of Real-time Inflow Forecasting Models for Securing Reservoir Conservation Storage (이수용량 확보를 위한 실시간 저수지 유입량 예측모형의 개발)

  • Jang, Su-Hyung;Yoon, Jae-Young;Ahn, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Won-Seock;Yoon, Yong-Nam
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.821-825
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구에서는 홍수조절 용 저수지의 예비방류 시행을 충분히 효과적으로 시행하고 강우종료 후에도 충분한 이수용량이 확보되도록 실시간 강우자료를 이용한 저수지 유입량 예측모형을 개발하였다. 사전예보(기상청 등)에 의한 총 예상강우량과 선행강우량, 현재 저수지 수위를 입력자료로 저수지 유입 총량과 수위변화량을 계산하여 홍수조절 응 저수지의 초기수위저하 및 하류 하도의 홍수방어를 사전에 대비할 수 있는 자료를 제시하였다. 또한, 유역을 하나의 통합시스템으로 구성하고 실제 강우가 시작되면 매시간 현시간 이후 강우가 중단된다는 가정 하에 현시점까지의 우량주상도를 통합시스템에 적용하여 이후 저수지 유입량을 예측하였다. 무한천 예당저수지에 적용하였으며 통합시스템의 구성은 저수지유역을 10개 소유역으로 분할하고 소유역별 홍수유출량은 Clark의 유역추적법, 하도구간은 Muskingum의 하도홍수추적 방법으로 계산되도록 하였다. 그리고 홍수유출시스템 내에는 강우관측소별 티센가중치에 따라 소유역별 평균강우량이 자동으로 입력되도록 하였으며, 예측정확도를 위해 현시간 이전까지 매시간마다 저수지의 수위변동과 실제 방류량으로부터 실측유입량을 산정하여 모형의 매개변수가 자동 보정되도록 하였다. 1995년 8월 23일$\~$8월 26일과 1999년 8월 2일$\~$8월 4일의 집중호우에 대하여 적용한 결과 모형의 예측정확도는 신뢰수준에 있었으며, 이와 같은 자료는 장수형 등(2005)이 제시한 효율적 저수지 운영관리 시스템과 하나로 통합되어 하류 하도의 통수능력을 고려한 홍수방어능력을 극대화한 예비방류의 시행과 강우종료 후에도 이수용량에는 손실이 없는 저수지의 관리방안의 지침이 되는데 효율적이라 판단되었다. 방법을 개발하여 개선시킬 필요성이 있다.>$4.3\%$로 가장 근접한 결과를 나타내었으며, 총 유출량에서도 각각 $7.8\%,\;13.2\%$의 오차율을 가지는 것으로 분석되어 타 모형에 비해 실유량과의 차가 가장 적은 것으로 모의되었다. 향후 도시유출을 모의하는 데 가장 근사한 유출량을 산정할 수 있는 근거가 될 것이며, 도시재해 저감대책을 수립하는데 기여할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.로 판단되는 대안들을 제시하는 예비타당성(Prefeasibility) 계획을 수립하였다. 이렇게 제시된 계획은 향후 과학적인 분석(세부평가방법)을 통해 대안을 평가하고 구체적인 타당성(feasibility) 계획을 수립하는데 토대가 될 것이다.{0.11R(mm)}(r^2=0.69)$로 나타났다. 이는 토양의 투수특성에 따라 강우량 증가에 비례하여 점증하는 침투수와 구분되는 현상이었다. 경사와 토양이 같은 조건에서 나지의 경우 역시 $Ro_{B10}(mm)=20.3e^{0.08R(mm)(r^2=0.84)$로 지수적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 유거수량은 토성별로 양토를 1.0으로 기준할 때 사양토가 0.86으로 가장 작았고, 식양토 1.09, 식토 1.15로 평가되어 침투수에 비해 토성별 차이가 크게 나타났다. 이는 토성이 세립질일 수록 유거수의 저항이 작기 때문으로 생각된다. 경사에 따라서는 경사도가 증가할수록 증가하였으며 $10\% 경사일 때를 기준으로 $Ro(mm)=Ro_{10}{\times}0.797{\times}e^{-0.021s(\%)}$로 나타났다.천성 승모판 폐쇄 부전등을 초래하는 심각한 선천성 심질환이다. 그러나 진단 즉시 직접 좌

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Numerical Investigation of Turbulence Structure and Suspended Sediment Transport in Vegetated Open-Channel Flows (식생된 개수로에서 난류 구조와 부유사 이동 현상의 수치해석)

  • Gang, Hyeong-Sik;Choe, Seong-Uk
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.581-592
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    • 2000
  • Turbulence structure and suspended sediment transport capacity in vegetated open-channel flows are investigated numerically in the present paper. The $\textsc{k}-\;\varepsilon$ model is employed for the turbulence closure. Mean velocity and turbulence characteristics including turbulence intensity, Reynolds stress, and production and dissipation of turbulence kinetic energy are evaluated and compared with measurement data available in the literature. The numerical results show that mean velocity is diminished due to the drag provided by vegetation, which results in the reduction of turbulence intensity and Reynolds stress. For submerged vegetation, the shear at the top of vegetation dominates turbulence production, and the turbulence production within vegetation is characterized by wakes. For emergent condition, it is observed that the turbulence generation is dominated by wakes within vegetation. In general, simulated profiles compares favorably to measured data. Computed values of eddy viscosity are used to solve the conservation equation for suspended sediment, yielding sediment concentration more uniform over the depth compared with the one in the plain channel. The simulation reveals that the suspended load decreases as the vegetation density increases and the suspended load increases as the particle diameter decreases for the same vegetation density.

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Redetermining the curve number of Korean forest according to hydrologic condition class (수문학적 조건 등급에 따른 우리나라 산림의 유출곡선지수 재산정)

  • Park, Dong-Hyeok;Yu, Ji Soo;Ahn, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Tae-Woong
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.50 no.10
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    • pp.653-660
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    • 2017
  • The SCS-CN (Soil Conservation Service-Curve Number) method has been practically applied for estimating the effective precipitation. The CN is used to be determined according to the land use condition based on the US standard. However, there are two distinctive differences between U.S. and Korean land use conditions: mountainous (forest) and rice paddy area that cover more than 70% of the Korean territory. The previous work proposed to use 79 for rice paddy area, regardless of the soil type. Because US SCS's goal was originally to increase crops, the SCS classification standard provides only for woods and there are no criteria to distinguish the wood and forest. To determine the CN for forest, alternatively the U.S. Forest Service criteria have been employed in practice considering hydrologic condition class. In this study, we investigated the change of the forest CN using the observed rainfall - runoff data within the target area. The results indicated that the CN for forest was suitable for HC=1, and the corresponding CNs were redetermined between 54 and 55.