Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water
<qd> Bult, T. P., and Dekker, W. 2007. Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) at the interface of fresh and salt water. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1396–1401. </qd>European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) in the glass eel phase migrat...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:64/7/1396 2023-05-15T13:26:46+02:00 Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water Bult, Tammo P. Dekker, Willem 2007-10-01 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/64/7/1396 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm105 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/64/7/1396 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm105 Copyright (C) 2007, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer Eels TEXT 2007 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm105 2007-11-12T10:00:12Z <qd> Bult, T. P., and Dekker, W. 2007. Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) at the interface of fresh and salt water. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1396–1401. </qd>European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) in the glass eel phase migrate using ocean currents and selective tidal stream transport. Conventional fish ladders installed at the interface of marine and fresh water, however, require the fish to swim upstream actively. We question the efficiency of these fish ladders for glass eel immigration, and propose a simple siphon over migration barriers, restoring the original selective tidal stream transport. A conventional trap and our siphon were tested concurrently at two sluice complexes in The Netherlands (Tholen, Nieuwe Statenzijl) in spring 2005. In all but one case, the siphon caught more glass eels than the trap, as well as more sticklebacks and other species. Clearly, the natural immigration process can be restored fairly easily and at low cost and with low intrusion levels of salt. Follow-up studies should focus on optimization, and the effect of a passage on the hinterland stock. Text Anguilla anguilla HighWire Press (Stanford University) ICES Journal of Marine Science 64 7 1396 1401 |
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<qd> Bult, T. P., and Dekker, W. 2007. Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) at the interface of fresh and salt water. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1396–1401. </qd>European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) in the glass eel phase migrate using ocean currents and selective tidal stream transport. Conventional fish ladders installed at the interface of marine and fresh water, however, require the fish to swim upstream actively. We question the efficiency of these fish ladders for glass eel immigration, and propose a simple siphon over migration barriers, restoring the original selective tidal stream transport. A conventional trap and our siphon were tested concurrently at two sluice complexes in The Netherlands (Tholen, Nieuwe Statenzijl) in spring 2005. In all but one case, the siphon caught more glass eels than the trap, as well as more sticklebacks and other species. Clearly, the natural immigration process can be restored fairly easily and at low cost and with low intrusion levels of salt. Follow-up studies should focus on optimization, and the effect of a passage on the hinterland stock. |
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Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water |
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Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water |
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Experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water |
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experimental field study on the migratory behaviour of glass eels (anguilla anguilla) at the interface of fresh and salt water |
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