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Effect of an Offshore Fish Culture System on the Benthic Polychaete Community

외해가두리 양식이 저서다모류군집에 미치는 영향

  • Jung, Rae-Hong (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI)) ;
  • Yoon, Sang-Pil (Coastal Weland Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI)) ;
  • Kim, Youn-Jung (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI)) ;
  • Lee, Won-Chan (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI)) ;
  • Hong, Sok Jin (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI)) ;
  • Park, Sung-Eun (Subtropical Fisheries Research Center, Southwest Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Oh, Hyung Taik (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute(NFRDI))
  • 정래홍 (국립수산과학원 어장환경과) ;
  • 윤상필 (국립수산과학원 갯벌연구소) ;
  • 김연정 (국립수산과학원 어장환경과) ;
  • 이원찬 (국립수산과학원 어장환경과) ;
  • 홍석진 (국립수산과학원 어장환경과) ;
  • 박성은 (국립수산과학원 아열대연구소) ;
  • 오현택 (국립수산과학원 어장환경과)
  • Received : 2013.08.28
  • Accepted : 2013.09.23
  • Published : 2013.11.28
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Abstract

Excessive input of organic matters from fish cage farming has been considered as one of the major factors disturbing benthic ecosystem, especially in semi-enclosed coastal waters. Recently offshore aquaculture in the vicinity of Jeju-do has been introduced to minimize that kind of negative impact. This study was conducted to investigate the ecological impacts of offshore aquaculture on the macrobenthic polychaete communities. A total of ten sampling works were carried out for 28 months, spanning from 10 days after starting giving feed to 3 months after stopping giving feed. During the study period, mean current velocity was quite strong with the range of 50 cm/s to 70 cm/s. TOC of surface sediment was constantly low. Significant changes in polychaete community were detected just three months after starting giving feed, which were the increase of the number of species and density at all stations. Up to 18 months after the start of farming, the amount of feed provided played an important role in the fluctuation of the number of species and density, especially at 0 m and 10 m stations. After reducing the amount of feed provided, dominance of some opportunistic species within 10 m distance from fish cages still lasted to the end of aquaculture. However, opportunistic species disappeared 3 months after the end of farming, which indicated the sign of recovery from the disturbance. From these results, the amount of food input and the period of cultivation were critical factors disturbing polychaete community and ensuing changes in this offshore and oligotrophic waters as well. In addition, study on the changes of polychaete community structure before and after fish farming showed more detailed changes in benthic ecological state than geochemical approach did.

반폐쇄적 연안역에서의 해상 어류 가두리 양식은 잉여 유기물로 인해 주변 생태계를 교란시키는 결정적인 요인이 되기 때문에, 최근 해류의 흐름이 강하고 수심이 깊은, 외해적 성격을 보이는 제주 연안에서 외해 가두리 양식 기법이 시범적으로 도입되었다. 본 연구는 새로이 도입한 외해 가두리 양식이 저서다모류군집에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 사료 투입 열흘 후 첫 조사를 실시하여 양식 종료 3개월 후까지 28개월간 10회에 걸쳐 조사를 실시하였다. 제주 연안에 설치된 가두리 양식장의 평균 유속은 50~70 cm/s로 매우 강하였다. 퇴적물의 총유기탄소량은 조사기간 중 큰 변화가 없었으며, 값 자체도 낮았다. 사료 공급이 시작된 후 3개월 만에 저서다모류군집의 종 수와 밀도가 모든 정점에서 증가하여 초기와는 다른 군집으로 빠르게 변화하였다. 양식시작 후 18개월 까지 가두리로부터 0 m와 10 m 지점 저서다모류군집의 종 수와 밀도는 사료 공급량과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있었다. 이 후 가두리로부터 10 m 범위 내의 저서다모류군집은 사료 공급량이 감소하고, 퇴적물내 유기물함량의 증가가 없었음에도 불구하고 기회종이 우점하는 교란된 군집으로 변화하였으며, 이는 양식 종료 시까지 지속되었다. 그러나 양식 종료 후 3개월 만에 기회종은 일시에 사라져 군집이 교란으로부터 빠르게 회복되고 있음을 암시하였다. 제주 연안에서의 해상 가두리 양식은 외해적 성격과 빈영양의 해역적 특성에도 불구하고 고영양성분의 유기물이 과잉으로 유입됨에 따라 저서다모류군집을 빠르게 변화시켰으며, 유입되는 사료량과 양식기간은 군집의 교란과 뒤이은 천이에 결정적인 영향을 주었다. 한편, 저서다모류군집에 대한 연구는 외해 환경에서의 가두리 양식 전후 저서생태계의 변화 양상을 퇴적물에 대한 지화학적 분석 결과보다 잘 반영하고 있음을 알 수 있다.

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