Estimation of the reproduction capacity of european eel: 2nd annual progress report volume I

• Main Authors: van den Thillart, G., Dufour, S., Elie, Pierre, Volckaert, F., Sébert, P., Rankin, C., Szekely, C., van Rijsingen, J.
• Other Authors: INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES LEIDEN NLD, Partenaires IRSTEA, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Ressources aquatiques continentales (UR RABX), Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF), KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT OF LEUVEN BEL, LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIOLOGIE BREST, ODENSE UNIVERSITY AQUATIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE KERTEMINDE DNK, VETERINARY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE BUDAPEST HUN, ROYAAL BV HELMOND NLD, irstea
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2003
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; European eel
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02586863

The ultimate goal is to stop the decline of the European eel population. For this purpose we need to understand the underlying cause of the decline. In this project we will determine the reproduction capacity of silver eels from different locations and the impact of diseases on their physical fitness. Furthermore we aim to provide management tools allowing the formulation of reliable decisions for eel ecosystems and eel fisheries management. For this we will estimate the capacity of yellow eel to transform into the downstream migratory silver eel (silvering'). Finally we aim to provide fundamental knowledge on the reproduction process, which is likely to be critical for the recruitment of the species. This knowledge might be used in future studies to develop a procedure for artificial reproduction.