Size-related variation in fecundity of european eel (anguilla anguilla)

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 experimen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: MacNamara, R., McCarthy, T. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2012
Subjects:
anguilla
fecundity
female size
silver-phase eel
spawner stock management
fresh-water eels
sexual-maturation
american eel
irish waters
silver eel
body-size
stage
reproduction
migration
rostrata
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10379/12559
https://doi.org/10.13025/24829
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss123
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Summary: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.

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