Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (한국수산과학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Distribution and Strandings of Endangered Sea Turtles in Korean Waters

한국 연안의 멸종위기 바다거북의 분포 및 좌초 현황

  • Moon, Dae-Yeon (Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Jung, Min-Min (Jeju Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • An, Yong-Rock (Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Choi, Seok-Gwan (Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Oh, Bong-Se (South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Zang-Geun (Fisheries Resources Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Lee, Chu (East Sea Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Moon-Jin (Busan Aquarium) ;
  • Kim, Sam-Yeon (Jeju Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
  • 문대연 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 정민민 (국립수산과학원 제주연구소) ;
  • 안용락 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 최석관 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 오봉세 (국립수산과학원 남해연구소 증식과) ;
  • 김장근 (국립수산과학원 자원연구과) ;
  • 이주 (국립수산과학원 동해연구소 증식과) ;
  • 김문진 (부산아쿠아리움) ;
  • 김삼연 (국립수산과학원 제주연구소)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

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.

Keywords

References

  1. Balazs GH 1982. Growth rates of immature green turtles in the Hawaiian archipelago. Pages 117-126 in K.A. Bjorndal (ed.), Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Inst. Press. Washington, D.C. pp. 583
  2. Bjorndal KA, Suganuma H and Bolten AB. 1991. Food intake and retention time in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the Gulf of California: Preliminary development of a digestive model. Bull Mar Sci 48, 166-171
  3. Bolton AB and Witherington BE. 2003. Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Washington: Smithsonian Books. 210-217
  4. Chaloupka M, Parker D and Balazs G. 2004. Modeling post-release mortality of pelagic loggerhead sea turtles exposed to the Hawaii-based longline fishery. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 280, 285-293 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps280285
  5. Chaloupka M, Kamezaki N and Limpus C. 2008. Is climate change afftecing the population dynamics of the endangered Pacific loggerhead sea turtle? J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 356, 136-143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.009
  6. Davy CM. 2008. Barnacle colonization of the carapace of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta): Can it be used in the field as an indicator of a turtle's condition? Technical Memorandum NMFS SEFSC 567, 120
  7. FAO. 2005. Report of the Technical consultation on sea turtle conservation and fisheries. Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November-2 December 2004. FAO Fisheries Report No. 765. Rome, FAO, 2005. p. 31
  8. IATTC. 2006. Annual Report of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. 2004. IATTC, La-Jolla, California, USA. 96
  9. Kamezaki N and Matsui M. 1997. A review of biological studies on sea turtles in Japan. Japan J Herpotol 17, 16-32 https://doi.org/10.5105/jse.17.Suppl1_16
  10. Marquez MR. 1990. FAO Species Catalogue, Vol. 11. Sea Turtles of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of sea turtle species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis 125, 1-81
  11. Moon DY, MacKenzie DS and Owens DW. 1997. Simulated hibernation of sea turtles in the laboratory: feeding, breathing frequency, blood pH, and blood gases. J Exp Zool 278, 372-380 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970815)278:6<372::AID-JEZ4>3.0.CO;2-L
  12. Moon DY, Hwang SJ, Lee HY and Yoo JT. 2008. Strandings of sea turtles on Korean shores. Proceedings of 2008 Joint Conference of Korean Association of Ocean Science and Technology Societies 405, 457-460
  13. Spotila J, Reina R, Steyermar A, Plotkin P, Paladino F. 2000. Pacific loggerhead turtles face extinction. Nature 405, 529-530 https://doi.org/10.1038/35014729
  14. WCPFC. 2008. Summary Report of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Fifth Regular Session, 8-12 December 2008, Busan, Korea. 206
  15. Wyneken J. 2001. Anatomy of sea turtle. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS SEFSC 470, 1-186

Cited by

  1. 우리나라 제주도에 위치한 바다거북 우연(偶然)산란장의 환경조건 vol.24, pp.4, 2009, https://doi.org/10.13000/jfmse.2012.24.4.507
  2. 한국의 제주에서 발견된 바다거북 잡종(Caretta caretta ${\times}$ Chelonia mydas)에 대한 첫 보고 vol.32, pp.4, 2014, https://doi.org/10.11626/kjeb.2014.32.4.377
  3. 푸른바다거북 보전의 공익적 가치 추정 vol.23, pp.2, 2009, https://doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2017.23.2.177
  4. 국내 바다거북류의 출현 현황과 주요 출현 2종의 형태적 특징 vol.50, pp.3, 2009, https://doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2017.0311
  5. Movements of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Rescued from Pound Nets Near Jeju Island, Republic of Korea vol.17, pp.2, 2009, https://doi.org/10.2744/ccb-1279.1
  6. First Record of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Reptilia: Testudines: Cheloniidae) from South Korea vol.38, pp.2, 2009, https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.38.153
  7. 해양동물 보전을 위한 서식지외 보전기관에 대한 대중의 인식조사에 관한 연구 - 국립해양박물관사례를 중심으로 vol.43, pp.6, 2009, https://doi.org/10.5394/kinpr.2019.43.6.475