The 1999 Flatfish Symposium: where to go from now?

A summary report of the 1999 Flatfish Symposium is presented. The Symposium was built on the themes of the previous Symposia, whereby the link is through processes related to recruitment. As in the previous Symposia, the papers presented have a strong focus on temperate species and basic information on (sub)tropical species is still lacking. The lack of insight into (sub)stock structure is still a problem and more insight is necessary into the methodologies for determining and describing stock structure. Another important unresolved issue concerns the quantitative understanding of the physical processes that affect the cross-shelf transport and exchange of eggs and larvae. Finally, there is a need for bioenergetic approaches to habitat quality and quantity both at the individual and population level to assess the qualitative and quantitative use of habitats in space and time. Applying global information systems (GIS) might be promising in this respect. With respect to management issues two items are of utmost importance: the collapse and recovery of stocks and the problems relating to re-stocking.     

黄海海洋环境调查及其主要结果

本文系将我国几十年来在黄海、渤海和东海北部,开展海洋环境调查的情况与主要结果,作一简要回顾。     

Design and Implementation of the Hydrographic Production and Management Information System (HYPAMIS)

With the development of hydrographic work and information techniques, the traditional work mode is not suitable for the Chinese Marine Safety Administration Bureau (CMSAB). Aiming at the separation of charts production and management, a new idea that is the integration of production, management, and quality control is presented. Geographic Information System (GIS), Management Information System (MIS), Office Automation (OA) and Spatial Database Management (SDM) advanced techniques are introduced into the workflows in CMSAB. To realize information sharing, a mixed mode with Browser/Server (B/S) mode and Client/Serve (C/S) mode are adopted. Based on the above ideas and strategies, an integrated system named Hydrographic Production And Management Information System (HYPAMIS) was developed. The whole workflow and three subworkflows including survey management workflow, production workflow, and quality control workflow of are outlined after re-engineering the CMSAB organization. Some design principles and key techniques of the HYPAMIS including the cooperation of GIS and MIS, object-oriented spatial data model and management, data management based on database, and security control are illustrated in detail. Then the implementation of the system is introduced briefly. Finally, performance evaluation of the system and future work is given.     

Numerical model of a marine chute evacuation system

A lumped-mass model of a marine evacuation chute is presented based on the equations of Kane. The effects of wind load, internal mass transport and the motions of the ends are included. A sample of predicted motions and tensions is presented for a typical extreme environmental condition. The model may be used to assess the behaviour of the chute structure under a variety of emergency evacuation scenarios.     

刺激隐核虫生活史的光镜观察

本文对寄生于海水硬骨鱼体表组织的纤毛虫刺激隐核虫(Cryptocaryonirritans)的生活史进行了描述。该寄生虫生活史分3个阶段,即滋养体,包囊体和幼虫。滋养体主要营寄生生活。成熟的滋养体离开宿主后,在数小时内就发育成包囊体。包囊体的特点是具多层结构的囊壁,而且此阶段虫体的繁殖方式为不等分裂。每个成熟的包囊平均可形成273±64个幼虫。由于囊壁坚硬,幼虫游离后,包囊壁仍保持原样。进入水体的幼虫游动极快,不摄食,一旦遇到合适的宿主即侵入,并在宿主体内发育成滋养体。文中还将结果与淡水多子小瓜虫生活史进行了比较。     

NEW RESULTS OF THE CHINA/KOREA JOINT STUDY ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE YELLOW SEA

lCo~nofthe"booarePhicAtheoftheYthewsa"TheOceanographicAtlasoftheYellowSeahasbeencompiledbyChineseandKoreanscientistsbasedmainlyondataobtainedbyl992surveysandthoseaccumu-latedduringthepastyears,particularlythoseofl958-l988inphysicaloceanography,aswel1asthoseobtainedbytheChinesesideintheperiodl958-l959inmarinecheAnstryandbiology,andnewdataofrecenttenyearsinfisheryproductionbybothcountries-TheAtlasconsistsof5mainparts:(l)Marinegeologychartset,(2)Physicaloceanographychartset,(3)Marinechendst…     

Implications of spatial heterogeneity for management of marine protected areas (MPAs): examples from assemblages of rocky coasts in the northwest Mediterranean

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as a management tool to preserve species and habitats. Testing hypotheses about the effectiveness of MPAs is important for their implementation and to identify informative criteria to support management decisions. This study tested the general proposition that MPAs affected assemblages of algae and invertebrates between 0.0 and 0.5 m above the mean low water level of rocky coasts on two islands in the Tuscan Archipelago (northwest Mediterranean). Protection was concentrated mainly on the west coasts of the islands, raising the possibility that neither the full range of assemblages nor the relevant scales of variation were properly represented within MPAs. This motivated the comparison of assemblages on opposite sides of islands (habitats). The effects of MPAs and habitat were assessed with a multifactorial sampling design; hypotheses were tested about differences in structure of assemblages, in mean abundance of common taxa and in univariate and multivariate measures of spatial variation. The design consisted of three replicate shores for each condition of protected and reference areas on the west side of each island and three unprotected shores on the eastern side. Assemblages were sampled independently four times on each island between June 1999 and January 2001. At each time of sampling two sites were selected randomly at each of two tidal heights to represent midshore and lowshore assemblages on each shore. Estimates of abundance were obtained using non-destructive sampling methods from five replicate 20x20 cm quadrats at each site. Results indicated differences among habitats in structure of assemblages, in mean abundance of common taxa and in univariate and multivariate measures of spatial variation at the scale of shores. Most of these patterns were inconsistent with the predicted effect of management through MPAs. The data suggest that designation of MPAs in the Tuscan Archipelago should proceed through management of multiple shores and types of habitat selected to guarantee protection to a representative sample of assemblages and to the processes responsible for maintenance of spatial patchiness at different scales. This study also shows that considerations of spatial heterogeneity are important to underpin management decisions about the number, size and location of MPAs.     

Distribution of Sessile Invertebrates in a Rocky Sublittoral Community off Rimsky‐Korsakov Islands (Sea of Japan)

Abstract. The dependence of the vertical distribution of sessile macrobenthos upon environmental physical factors was studied in a community inhabiting rocky substrata at 2 to 15 m depth near the Rimsky‐Korsakov Islands (Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan). Three separate groups of species were distinguished within this community. The main dominant species are the anthozoan Metridium senile and the mussel Crenomytilus grayanus. Water movement, bottom inclination and topographic position of the studied sites in respect to prevailing water flows influence the spatial structure of sessile invertebrates. No vertical zonation in the scale of the studied sublittoral area below the 2 m depth level was observed. The studied factors are believed to condition the observed mosaic of patches characterized by specific composition, with a single species being dominant.     

Marine Minerals in the Mexican Pacific: Toward Efficient Resource Management

Vast reserves of marine minerals are known to occur within the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone. These reserves include: (1) heavy mineral placers rich in titanium and iron along the coast of San Antonio del Mar, Baja California and the southern States of Oaxaca and Guerrero; (2) phosphorites, which represent the only source for superphosphate fertilizers along the Pacific coast off the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of Tehuantepec; and (3) manganese oxide deposits in nodule and crusts located adjacent to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and containing high concentrations of Cu + Ni + Co (up to 1.9%), which are essential for the steel and super-alloy industries. Few but important efforts toward surveying these deposits have been carried out by Mexican and international researchers. Relevant data generated by these investigations are reviewed here and put together in a single document. Adequate knowledge of Mexican mineral resources is essential for the development of management strategies when offshore mining starts during this century. Thus, the review discusses the economics inherent to ocean mining in Mexico, setting baselines for future exploration and development activities in the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone.     

渤海自由生活海洋线虫两个新种(英文)

渤海自由生活海洋线虫两个新种,海异齿线虫Parodontophora marina n.sp.(嘴刺目、轴线虫科)和异毛联体线虫Paracomesoma heterosetosum n.sp.(色矛目、联体线虫科);前者来自渤海莱州湾的DA_2和DA_4站,水深分别为20和16m;后者来自大连夏家河子砂质滩中潮带。新种海异齿线虫与日本海齿线虫(P.marisjaponici Platonova,1971)十分相似,但新种有规则排列的颈刚毛(雄性和雌性的颈刚毛排列式均为(3D—2V)2,排泄细胞大且排泄孔开口于口腔中部的腹部表面。新种异毛联体线虫的雄性交接器为本属相对最长者,为肛径的7倍,化感器之后成对的颈刚毛以及de Man比值明显地高于本属所有的种。本文提供了包括这两个新种在内的两个属双歧式检索表。模式标本保存在青岛海洋大学海洋生物系。