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Marine life here
is defined as fish ecology, and the focus is placed on the distribution
of fish species in several areas of Magong City. Because the fish
species are too many, it only states the common fish species in
Magong briefly by area characteristics. Magong city processes natural
internal sea areas and sea areas
along the coast, making it have a variety of fish resources. Coastal
waters of villages, internal sea of Magong City, external sea of
Wukan, the surrounding area of Kuanyingting Shihkung Reef and Huching
are all fishing grounds. These fishing grounds breed a lot of fish
species. If we separate the kinds of fish by fishing period, they
are three seasons of spring, summer and fall. From December to March,
they are mainly Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel and Scomberomorus
guttatus. From March to August, they are catch such as Etrumeus
tereo, Spratelloides gracilis and¢Ólops
hawaiensis etc. As for mullets, it shows up during September to
October. Moreover, the main production of each area is different
with different catching skills. Small sized fish such as Spratelloides
gracilis and Etrumeus tereo appear mostly in Shihli. Squid, scomberomorus
commerson, Scomberomorus guttatus, shrimps¡]Parapenaeopsis
hungerfordi Alcock¡^,
Euthynnus pelamis are the main catch in Ssukang. In Wukang, there
are squid, Siganus fuscescens, groupers, Lungchien fish and Lethrinus
nebulosus etc. The catch in Shanshuei are langoustine, crabs, Pagrus
major etc. In Fengkuei, it is calamary as the main catch. Those
fishing catch are mostly from the environment of inshore areas,
and generally are seasonal and migrant fish. |