Growth performances and natural diet of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) reared in muddy and sandy ponds

• Published in: Aquatic Living Resources
• Main Authors: Mordenti, Oliviero, Biase, Andrea Di, Casalini, Antonio, Emmanuele, Pietro, MELOTTI, Paolo, RONCARATI, Alessandra
• Other Authors: Melotti, Paolo, Roncarati, Alessandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Two Ponds; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11581/392259; https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2016011

This study evaluated the growth performance and survival rate of Anguilla anguilla glass eels reared in 4750 m2 earthen ponds and dependent on trophic resources provided by natural macrobenthic populations. Two ponds (M ponds) had mostly muddy-soil bottom whereas the other two (S ponds) had mostly s...