1. Species composition and monthly variation of fishes in the seagrass bed of Dachang Bay.
(1) During 21 months from February 2011 to October 2012, a total number of 3,648 fishes in 74 species and 33 families were collected by boat haul seine from the seagrass bed of Dachang Bay.
(2) There were 12 species of Family Labridae were recorded, which is the most of all. And then followed by 10 species of Family Mullidae, 8 species of Family Lethrinidae, 4 species of Family Sparidae and Family Bothidae, and 3 species of Family Monacanthidae. The families mentioned above account for 55.4% of all number of species; therefore, there were less than 2 species each of the other 28 families. Superior species are Siganus fuscescens, accounts for 36.4%; Lethrinus nebulosus, accounts for 12.1%; Diodon holocanthus, accounts for 9.9%; Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, accounts for 8.5%; Sphyraena flavicauda, accounts for 5.0%; Gerres oyena, accounts for 4.1%; Monacanthus chinensis, accounts for 3.7%; and Spratelloides gracilis, accounts for 3.1%. The 8 species mentioned above account for 82.8% of all samples; while each of the other 66 species account less than 3%.
(3) The average monthly abundance is between 2 ± 2.6 ~ 470.7 ± 448.9 (ind./haul). The monthly average number of species is between 2 ± 2.6~12.3 ± 4.9 (species/haul).
(4) The body length of the samples is between 0.7~64.4cm with an average of 7.6±5.3cm; furthermore, according to length frequency analysis, the highest groups are juveniles with body length between 0~4.9cm and 5~9.9cm, which accounts for 76.6%.
2. Species composition and monthly variation of fishes in the seagrass bed of Penghu Inner Bay and the surrounding areas in Spring and Summer.
(1) A total number of 1,208 fishes in 41 species and 24 families were collected by boat haul seine in Spring and Summer 2012.
(2) Superior species are Siganus fuscescens, Gerres oyena, Sphyraena flavicauda, Diodon holocanthus, Lethrinus nebulosus, Upeneus luzonius, and Lethrinus olivaceus.
(3) Fishes in the seagrass beds of Penghu Inner Bay and the surrounding waters of Penghu is mainly composed of larval fish recruitment in Spring and Summer.
(4) Among five surveyed sites, the most abundant one is Dachang Bay where 23 species in 15 families were recorded, while the least is Longmen where 10 species in 7 families were recorded. Furthermore, the highest CPUE is 79±1.4 (ind./haul) in Chengcian, while the lowest is 20±23.6 (ind./haul) in Longmen.
(5) The larval fishes recruitment duration of the seagrass bed of Penghu Inner Bay is longer than those of the surrounding waters of Penghu.
3. Investigations on distribution and species identification of seagrass in the offshore island areas of penghu.
(1) A total number of 11 offshore island areas were surveyed in this study: Jibei, Gupoyu, Tudigongyu, and Jinyu in the north; Wang-an, Jiangjyun, Donjiyu, Sijiyu, Donyuping, Siyuping, and Cimei in the north. None of the areas mentioned above was found the distribution of seagrass.
(2) Cymodocea serrulata and Syringodium isoetifolium, which were only recorded in Dongsha Atoll, were found on the surface of the sea area between Donjiyu and Sijiyu these two years of the study.