A Case for Accelerated Reestablishment of American Eel in the Lake Ontario and Champlain Watersheds

• Published in: Fisheries
• Main Authors: Busch, Wolf‐Dieter N., Braun, David P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Greenland; Lawrence River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2014.923769; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03632415.2014.923769

ABSTRACT The catadromous, panmictic American Eel ( Anguilla rostrata ) historically comprised nearly 25% of fish biomass in Atlantic coastal streams, supporting sizeable fisheries for centuries. However, the population has collapsed in its primary range. It is now proposed or listed as “endangered”...