Over the last decade, a significant increase in jellyfish blooms has been observed in the coastal waters of South Korea and is becoming a new nuisance for many local economies. Mounting evidence indicates that the most important factor for this surge in the number of jellyfish is a decrease in number of its natural predators, filefish. As a result, this decrease in the population of filefish has indirectly led to drastic damage caused by jellyfish all over Korean coasts. If over-fishing of filefish is to blame for this jellyfish bloom, it is important to establish measures to increase the number of filefish. To achieve this, the catching and consuming of this fish should be prohibited with releasing a large amount of filefish until the population reaches the necessary level. This study will analyze the economical validity of filefish proliferation for eliminating the jellyfish by calculating and comparing the cost and benefit of the program.
목차
ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Study 1.2 Methodology 2. INCREASE IN JELLYFISH POPULATION AND THE CAUSES IN SOUTH KOREA 2.1 Increased Number of Jellyfish and the Resulting Damage 2.2 The Possible Causes of Increase in Jellyfish Population 2.3 Policies to Mitigate the Harm Done by Jellyfish 3. BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS FOR CURTAILING THE JELLYFISH POPULATION BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FILEFISH 3.1 Premise 3.2 Cost of Filefish Proliferation 3.3 Benefits from Filefish Proliferation 3.4 Benefit-cost Analysis of the Filefish Proliferation Program: Benefit-cost Ratio 4. CONCOUSION 5. REFERENCES
키워드
jellyfishfilefishbenefit-cost analysisKorean coastal watersenvironmental problem
저자
Jahyeon Kwon [ Busan International High School, San 38-33, Danggam 3-dong, Busanjin- gu, Busan 614-103, Korea ]
Corresponding author
Ohyeok Kwon [ Dep. Of Economics, Pukyung National University, Daeyeon Campus, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu. Busan 608-737, Korea ]
국제과학영재학회 [The Society for the International Gifted in Science]
설립연도
2006
분야
자연과학>자연과학일반
소개
과학영재를 위한 연구 활동을 통하여 과학영재를 발굴하고, 발굴된 과학영재가 과학 분야의 관련 연구 활동을 할 수 있도록 지원하여, 이들이 과학 관련 분야의 진로를 선택하도록 장려함으로써 국제경쟁력을 갖춘 우수 과학기술인을 배출하고 국가 경제발전 및 문화창달과 세계 과학 발전에 기여함을 목적으로 한다.
간행물
간행물명
APEC Youth Scientist Journal [APEC 청소년 과학학술지]
간기
반년간
pISSN
2005-5625
수록기간
2009~2022
십진분류
KDC 405DDC 505
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