Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea
The European eel Anguilla anguilla L. is a critically endangered fish species that migrates from coastal and freshwater habitats to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. However, the exact migration routes and destination of European eel are still unknown. We are the first to observe southward migrating silver...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/506899 2024-02-04T09:52:53+01:00 Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea Huisman, Jeroen Verhelst, Pieterjan Deneudt, K. Goethals, Peter Moens, Tom Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. Nolting, Carsten Reubens, Jan Schollema, Peter Paul Winter, Hendrik V. Mouton, Ans 2016 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/heading-south-or-north-novel-insights-on-european-silver-eel-angu https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11797 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/388585 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/heading-south-or-north-novel-insights-on-european-silver-eel-angu doi:10.3354/meps11797 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Marine Ecology Progress Series 554 (2016) ISSN: 0171-8630 Conservation European eel Marine migration Telemetry info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11797 2024-01-10T23:18:40Z The European eel Anguilla anguilla L. is a critically endangered fish species that migrates from coastal and freshwater habitats to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. However, the exact migration routes and destination of European eel are still unknown. We are the first to observe southward migrating silver eels in the North Sea. Eels were tagged with acoustic transmitters in 3 different river catchments in Western Europe and swam to the Dutch-Belgian coastal zone during their spawning migration. Therefore, at least part of the Western European population of eels migrates towards the English Channel, in contrast with the Nordic migration route hypothesis. This different migratory route may affect the energy reserve available for spawning and therefore the contribution of these eels to the population. As such, increasing our knowledge of marine eel migrations contributes to the goal of achieving sustainable eel stock management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla European eel Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Marine Ecology Progress Series 554 257 262 |
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Conservation European eel Marine migration Telemetry Huisman, Jeroen Verhelst, Pieterjan Deneudt, K. Goethals, Peter Moens, Tom Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. Nolting, Carsten Reubens, Jan Schollema, Peter Paul Winter, Hendrik V. Mouton, Ans Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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The European eel Anguilla anguilla L. is a critically endangered fish species that migrates from coastal and freshwater habitats to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. However, the exact migration routes and destination of European eel are still unknown. We are the first to observe southward migrating silver eels in the North Sea. Eels were tagged with acoustic transmitters in 3 different river catchments in Western Europe and swam to the Dutch-Belgian coastal zone during their spawning migration. Therefore, at least part of the Western European population of eels migrates towards the English Channel, in contrast with the Nordic migration route hypothesis. This different migratory route may affect the energy reserve available for spawning and therefore the contribution of these eels to the population. As such, increasing our knowledge of marine eel migrations contributes to the goal of achieving sustainable eel stock management. |
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Huisman, Jeroen Verhelst, Pieterjan Deneudt, K. Goethals, Peter Moens, Tom Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. Nolting, Carsten Reubens, Jan Schollema, Peter Paul Winter, Hendrik V. Mouton, Ans |
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Huisman, Jeroen Verhelst, Pieterjan Deneudt, K. Goethals, Peter Moens, Tom Nagelkerke, Leopold A.J. Nolting, Carsten Reubens, Jan Schollema, Peter Paul Winter, Hendrik V. Mouton, Ans |
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Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea : Novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea |
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heading south or north: novel insights on european silver eel anguilla anguilla migration in the north sea : novel insights on european silver eel anguilla anguilla migration in the north sea |
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