First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration
The migration route and the spawning site of the European eel Anguilla anguilla are still uncertain. It has been suggested that the Mediterranean eel stock does not contribute to spawning because there is no evidence of eels leaving the Mediterranean Sea. To test this hypothesis, we equipped eight f...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/4dec3203-fd30-4cee-8fc5-8d9ee6190443 2024-05-19T07:28:33+00:00 First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration Amilhat, Elsa Aarestrup, Kim Faliex, Elisabeth Simon, Gaël Westerberg, Håkan Righton, David 2016 application/pdf https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/4dec3203-fd30-4cee-8fc5-8d9ee6190443 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21817 https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/121758534/Publishers_verions.pdf eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/4dec3203-fd30-4cee-8fc5-8d9ee6190443 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Amilhat , E , Aarestrup , K , Faliex , E , Simon , G , Westerberg , H & Righton , D 2016 , ' First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 6 , 21817 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21817 article 2016 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21817 2024-05-01T00:21:07Z The migration route and the spawning site of the European eel Anguilla anguilla are still uncertain. It has been suggested that the Mediterranean eel stock does not contribute to spawning because there is no evidence of eels leaving the Mediterranean Sea. To test this hypothesis, we equipped eight female silver eels from the south of France with pop-up satellite tags during escapement from coastal waters. Once in deeper water, the eels quickly established diel vertical migration (DVM) between the upper and lower mesopelagic zone. Five tagged eels were taken by predators within the Mediterranean, but two eels reached the Atlantic Ocean after six months and at distances greater than 2000 km from release. These eels ceased their DVM while they negotiated the Gibraltar Strait, and remained in deep Water until they reached the Atlantic Ocean, when they recommenced DVM. Our results are the first to show that eels from Mediterranean can cross the Strait of Gibraltar and continue their migration into the Atlantic Ocean. This finding suggests that Mediterranean countries, as for other EU states, have an important role to play in contributing to conservation efforts for the recovery of the European eel stock Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Scientific Reports 6 1 |
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The migration route and the spawning site of the European eel Anguilla anguilla are still uncertain. It has been suggested that the Mediterranean eel stock does not contribute to spawning because there is no evidence of eels leaving the Mediterranean Sea. To test this hypothesis, we equipped eight female silver eels from the south of France with pop-up satellite tags during escapement from coastal waters. Once in deeper water, the eels quickly established diel vertical migration (DVM) between the upper and lower mesopelagic zone. Five tagged eels were taken by predators within the Mediterranean, but two eels reached the Atlantic Ocean after six months and at distances greater than 2000 km from release. These eels ceased their DVM while they negotiated the Gibraltar Strait, and remained in deep Water until they reached the Atlantic Ocean, when they recommenced DVM. Our results are the first to show that eels from Mediterranean can cross the Strait of Gibraltar and continue their migration into the Atlantic Ocean. This finding suggests that Mediterranean countries, as for other EU states, have an important role to play in contributing to conservation efforts for the recovery of the European eel stock |
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Amilhat, Elsa Aarestrup, Kim Faliex, Elisabeth Simon, Gaël Westerberg, Håkan Righton, David First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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Amilhat, Elsa Aarestrup, Kim Faliex, Elisabeth Simon, Gaël Westerberg, Håkan Righton, David |
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First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration |
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first evidence of european eels exiting the mediterranean sea during their spawning migration |
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Amilhat , E , Aarestrup , K , Faliex , E , Simon , G , Westerberg , H & Righton , D 2016 , ' First evidence of European eels exiting the Mediterranean Sea during their spawning migration ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 6 , 21817 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21817 |
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