Dynamics of upstream migration of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), in the Rivers Severn and Avon, England, with special reference to the effects of man‐made barriers

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: WHITE, E. M., KNIGHTS, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Ecology; Aquatic Science; Weir; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.00050.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2400.1997.00050.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.00050.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.00050.x

The upstream migration of European eels, Anguilla anguilla (L.), was studied during 1991–1993 in the Rivers Severn and Avon using traps mounted on weir or sluice barriers. Only pigmented elvers and juvenile eels were trapped at the tidal limits, catches being equivalent to about 0.8% of the commerci...