Size-related variation in fecundity of European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: MacNamara, Ruairí, McCarthy, T. Kieran
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2012
• Subjects: Short communication; McCarthy; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/69/8/1333; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss123

<qd> MacNamara, R., and McCarthy, T. K. 2012. Size-related variation in fecundity of European eel ( Anguilla anguilla) . – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: . </qd>Declining European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) recruitment has focused attention on conservation of potential spawners leaving continental waters. Fecundity of wild, seaward-migrating silver-phase eels was shown to be size-related and higher than previously reported from artificial maturation experiments. Reliable information on fecundity is essential for stock modelling and future development of eel management policies.