Investigation and Study of Endangered Muraenid Fishes from the Waters around Taiwan (II)

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Code/計畫編號

91農科-2.5.1-漁-F1(9)

Translated Name/計畫中文名

台灣周邊海域瀕臨絕種鯙科魚類之調查與研究 (II)

Project Coordinator/計畫主持人

Hong-Ming Chen

Funding Organization/主管機關

Council of Agriculture,Executive Yuan

Department/Unit

Department of Aquaculture

Website

https://www.grb.gov.tw/search/planDetail?id=940462

Year

2002

Start date/計畫起

01-01-2002

Expected Completion/計畫迄

31-12-2002

Bugetid/研究經費

574千元

ResearchField/研究領域

漁業
自然生態保育

"鯙科魚類是海洋生態系的重要成員,也是近海經濟性的魚類.在台灣經常可在魚市場、活海產店或大型海洋生物展示館中看到它們的蹤跡.台灣周邊海域原本擁有豐富多樣的鯙類資源,但近年來由於全球環境變遷,沿岸珊瑚、岩礁棲地受到破壞,和人類過度的開採捕撈,使得鯙類的種別和數量急遽減少,捕獲的體型也不斷變小,許多罕見的種類甚至早已達到瀕臨滅絕的境地.此對於珊瑚礁區魚類多樣性的保育及漁業資源的永續利用極為不利.因此,有必要對鯙科魚類作更深一層的調查和研究.本計畫擬調查本年度台灣周邊海域所捕獲鯙類的種別和數量,釐清台灣本土海域現存鯙科魚類的種群分布狀況.藉由測量、記錄所採得鯙類樣品體長、體重、生殖發育等資料,來評估其現存族群的狀況.整理出瀕臨滅絕危機的鯙類,並建議未來將其列入亟需保育野生動物名錄中.採集、飼育鯙類活體,以釐清其生態習性;並進行鯙類繁、養殖的初步試驗.本計畫將有助於保護多種受到生存威脅的鯙類,管理沿岸珊瑚、岩礁海域的漁業資源,及保護自然海洋的生態系統." "Moray eels form an important part of the predatory ichthyofauna within coral-reef habitats. They are also popular as food fish in fish-markets, seafood restaurants, or pet fishes of some aquaria in Taiwan. We had abundant muraenid resources from the waters around Taiwan. But many serious problems that include global change, pollution, physical alteration of habitat and overfishing have caused the violent degradation of their population, mean body size and led to the extinction of numerous rare species. Therefore, to do the conservation of marine ecosystem, to maintain these species survival and to investigate the moray eels are essential works today. Our project plan to investigate muraenid fauna, abundance of survival species and geographical distributions of moray eels in Taiwan. Estimate their population dynamic from the data of body length, body weight and reproductive biology. Review the endangered species of moray eels, then suggest adding them to the Conservation Species List of Taiwan. We also try to collect and breed living morays, then study their ecological habits and do the preliminary experiments of artificial propagation. This project will contribute to the conservation of threatened muraenid eels, management of fishery resource and preservation of natural marine ecosystem."

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Investigation and Study of Endangered Muraenid Fishes from the Waters around Taiwan (II)

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