Recruitment characteristics of jack mackerel , Trachurus japonicus , in the waters around the Geumo Islands by using both sides fyke nets

Species composition of fishes and the recruitment properties of jack mackerel , Trachurus japonicus , in the waters around the Geumo Islands in the mid -South Sea were investigated by using both sides fyke nets every month from February to December 2010. During study period , a total of 30,503 fishes (1,380.4 kg ) were collected and classified into 2 classes , 16 orders , 61 families and 121 species . The dominant species was jack mackerel occupying 80.5% of total individuals and 44.4% of total biomass . The fork length range of jack mackerel was 5.5 －26.8 cm and individuals about 6 cm was appeared only in the middle and southern area of the Geumo Islands in May . The new recruitment of jack mackerel appeared from May in the waters around the Geumo Islands is probably caused by the warm water intrusion associated with the development of stratification due to the extinction of seasonal coastal cold waters by the increase of solar radiation heat . Furthermore , the jack mackerels less than 6 cm recruiting in the mid -South Sea in spring were considered as mixed ones by individuals spawned in the East China Sea and in the waters around the Jeju Island considering the collected time , migration period and spawning time of them .