Fish Fauna in the Gampo Sea of Gyeongju National Park

As part of the joint ecological research project in the Gyeongju National Park by the Korean Association of National Biodiversity on April 25-27 2007, the fishes in the Gampo waters were investigated on April 26 2007. The Gampo waters shows typical characteristics of the East Sea. A total of 2326 fishes in 37 species were discovered during the investigation period. The most dominant species was Trachurus japonicus, migratory fish, representing 85.2% of the total. With new discoveries of 10 species that have not been seen in the Gampo water, more accurate long-term studies can be carried out using diverse fishing gears.