탐진강 ‘장어다물’ 어로와 생태

Abstract

Gangjinman is a bay located at the mouth of Tamjingang, the largest river in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do. Tamjingang maintains brackish water because it is in contact with seawater. Gangjinman has an environment suitable for living things. Therefore, various kinds of fish live there. Here, we use jang-eo darmul to catch baemjang-eo(Japanese eel). Jang-eo damul is made by stacking stones in the form of a cone about on meter high in a place where the tide is not urgent and the floor is hard. Jang-eo damul is a method of catching fish using the eels' habit. Eels usually hide themselves in stone cracks or tidal flats during the day. They have a habit of feeding at night. The jang-eo darmul method is to stack a pile of stones, induce eels to hide, and then catch eels hiding here. Eel fishing here starts in June and runs until early September. It is mainly done when the water is drained during the day. Jang-eo damul is applied with a fishing method suitable for the ecological environment. The fishing period is tailored to eel ecology, and experience is added to determine the fishing period. Tide time according to working time conditions is used according to the fishing environment. Nets were introduced into fishing in line with changes in tools. There are various networks connected to jang-eo darmul fishing. These are the Fishing Party Network and the Sales Network. The Fishing Party Network refers to the relationship among fishermen who perform jang-eo darmul. The Sales Network refers to the relationship between fishermen and sellers related to the sale of caught eels. The degree of relationship varies depending on the sales relationship of the eel caught. The relationship between fishermen and fishermen is somewhat looser compared to the relationship between fishermen and sellers. Ecological folklore is the work of grasping people and the environment, adaptation between people and people, and relationships within it. In other words, it refers to a culture created through the establishment of interrelationships between people who adapt to the natural environment and humanities environment. Jang-eo darmul is a valuable cultural resource created by the combination of Gangjinman's ecological environment and the wisdom of those who were adapting to it.