III. Biological oceanography around Taiwan

Our research in biological oceanography around Taiwan is multi-faceted. Many oceanographers work together. Our recent focuses have been on:

1. The effects of Three-Gorges Dam on the East China Sea ecosystem (with a group leaded by Gwo-Ching Gong). We are the biggest oceanographic team in Taiwan. Our works include almost everything in the East China Sea ecosystem: physics, nutrients, bacteria, primary production, phytoplankton, zooplankton, ichthyoplanktons, and fisheries management as well as all these effects on biogeochemical cycling and trace elements. We anticipate huge change in this ecosystem after the Three-Gorges Dam fully functions.
2. Coupled fish swimming behavior-hydrodynamic model to investigate migration of Japanese anchovy from the East China Sea to Taiwan coastal areas (with Yu-Heng Tzeng, Shih-Nan Chen, and Sen Jan).
3. Fisheries oceanography for important species around Taiwan, such as anchovy, mullet, and eels.
4. Zooplankton database for the seas around Taiwan.