동해의 수산자원 현황 및 연구 방향 = The Status and Research Direction for Fishery Resources in the East Sea / Sea of Japan

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The East Sea/Sea of Japan surrounded by Korea, Japan, and Russia is a semi-enclosed marginal sea in the mid-latitude of the Pacific Ocean. Because a lot of oceanographic phenomena occurring here resemble those in large ocean, it is frequently called the miniature of large ocean. About 350-400 fish species reside in cold and warm currents of the East Sea, and the annual fish catch might exceeds about 3 million MT, though precise collection of fishery data is not possible currently. The most representative fish resource is walleye pollock which is the semi - demersal species in cold water. The largest fishery for pollock is formed near Won San Bay in the North Korea, and the total catch of pollock is thought to be around 1 million MT from the whole East Sea annually. Some small pelagic fishes such as sardine and anchovy are important species in warm waters off Japan, comprising around 1.5~2.0 million MT annually. Squids, saury, and sandfish are also economically valuable species in Korean and Japanese waters. One of the difficulties experienced to study fishery science in this region is a lack of international cooperation between neighbouring countries. The North Pacific Marine Science Organization(PICES) and the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics(GLOBEC) may coordinate to overcome the scanty of fishery statistics and to solve the complexity in fishrey management. Especially, the Climate Change and Carrying Capacity(CCCC) program of PICES-GLOBEC could provide a basis to develop the eco system management for fish resources under rapidly changing environments climate in the future.