Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France
International audience Much concern has been raised about the decline in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population. European management plans for the recovery of the stock are now in preparation, the main objective being to increase the escapement of the potential spawners (silver eels) in eac...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:halsde-00431348v1 2023-05-15T13:27:03+02:00 Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France Amilhat, E. Farrugio, H. Lecomte-Finiger, R. Simon, Grégory Sasal, P. IFREMER Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques (IFREMER Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Biologie et écologie tropicale et méditerranéenne 2007-2010 (BETM) Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2009 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/halsde-00431348 https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2009005 en eng HAL CCSD EDP sciences/ONEMA info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/kmae/2009005 halsde-00431348 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/halsde-00431348 doi:10.1051/kmae/2009005 ISSN: 1961-9502 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/halsde-00431348 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, EDP sciences/ONEMA, 2009, 390-391 (05), pp.1-11. ⟨10.1051/kmae/2009005⟩ Mediterranean escapement markrecapture lagoon silver eel Anguilla anguilla [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2009 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2009005 2021-11-21T04:51:04Z International audience Much concern has been raised about the decline in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population. European management plans for the recovery of the stock are now in preparation, the main objective being to increase the escapement of the potential spawners (silver eels) in each basin to allow 40% of the pristine biomass to escape. However, there are relatively few studies on silver eel escapement and production, and no recent measurement of escapement in lagoons, habitats which support large silver eel sub-populations in the Mediterranean region. A mark- recapture study was carried out in autumn 2007 in order to estimate the number of silver eels migrating from the Bages-Sigean lagoon in the South-West of France. The migrating population, mostly males between 36 and 42 cm, was estimated to be around 1 120 000 eels (30 kg·ha–1). The exploitation rate by professional fishermen was around 20% (6 kg·ha–1), leading to an escapement level of 80% (24 kg·ha–1). The results are discussed regarding the available data in the literature on silver eel escapement. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 390-391 05 |
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Mediterranean escapement markrecapture lagoon silver eel Anguilla anguilla [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Amilhat, E. Farrugio, H. Lecomte-Finiger, R. Simon, Grégory Sasal, P. Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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International audience Much concern has been raised about the decline in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population. European management plans for the recovery of the stock are now in preparation, the main objective being to increase the escapement of the potential spawners (silver eels) in each basin to allow 40% of the pristine biomass to escape. However, there are relatively few studies on silver eel escapement and production, and no recent measurement of escapement in lagoons, habitats which support large silver eel sub-populations in the Mediterranean region. A mark- recapture study was carried out in autumn 2007 in order to estimate the number of silver eels migrating from the Bages-Sigean lagoon in the South-West of France. The migrating population, mostly males between 36 and 42 cm, was estimated to be around 1 120 000 eels (30 kg·ha–1). The exploitation rate by professional fishermen was around 20% (6 kg·ha–1), leading to an escapement level of 80% (24 kg·ha–1). The results are discussed regarding the available data in the literature on silver eel escapement. |
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IFREMER Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques (IFREMER Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Biologie et écologie tropicale et méditerranéenne 2007-2010 (BETM) Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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Silver eel population size and escapement in a Mediterranean lagoon: Bages-Sigean, France |
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silver eel population size and escapement in a mediterranean lagoon: bages-sigean, france |
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