조사기간 동안 경상북도 영일만 내의 총 6개 정점에서 채집된 패류는 피조개와 떡조개 2종 이었다. 패류의 총 채집개체수에서는 1,703마리, 총 생체량은 140.9 kg이었는데, 이중 떡조개가 개체수 1,198마리 (생체량 76.1 kg), 피조개가 개체수 505마리 (생체량 64.8 kg) 이었다. 채집된 주요 패류의 각장 범위는 떡조개가 25.76-67.88 mm (평균, 58.08 mm), 피조개가 46.82-113.74 mm (평균, 76.86 mm) 로서 성숙한 개체들이었다. 주요 패류의 해역별 채집량에 있어서는 항외지역이 개체수 1,332마리 (생체량 105.4 kg) 로 항내지역의 개체수 371마리 (생체량 35.5 kg) 보다 많았다. 또한, 패류의 크기에 있어서도 항외지역의 패류가 항내지역보다 큰 경향을 나타내었다. 소해면적법 (SAM) 에 의한 영일만 내의 피조개 현존량은 242톤으로 산정되었으며, 어업인들에 의해 이용되고 있는 피조개의 연 생산량은 17.93-95.53톤이었다.
Bivalves collected by a dredge in Yeongil Bay of Gyeongsangbuk-Do Province, Korea in May, 2010 and August, 2010 were 2 species including Dostinorbis japonicus and Scapharca broughtonii. The total abundance of bivalves were 1,703 inds. and 140.9 kg. Among them, the abundance of D. japonicus were 1,198 inds. and 76.1 kg. And the abundance of S. broughtonii were 505 inds. and 64.8 kg. The shell length by bivalves species were 25.76-67.88 mm (mean, 58.08 mm) in D. japonicus and 46.82-113.74 mm (mean, 76.86 mm) in S. broughtonii consisting mainly of recruitment group. By regional abundance comparison, the bivalves abundance collected in the outside harbor was 1,332 inds. and 105.4 kg, which was much more than that of the inside harbor indicating 371 inds. and 35.5 kg. In terms of size, the bivalves collected in the outside harbor were 49.49-67.88 mm (mean, 58.47 mm) in D. japonicus and 48.21-113.74 mm (mean, 77.48 mm) in S. broughtonii, which were larger than those of the inside harbor. The yearly biomass of the main commercial target species, S. broughtonii by swept area method (SAM) was estimated up to 242.1 tons. However, considering the regional differences of bivalves between the inside harbor and the outside harbor by abundance and size comparison, it might have been overfished to bivalves in the inside harbor.
