Worldwide decline of eel resources necessitates immediate action - Québec declaration of concern

Dekker, Willem; Casselman, John M.; Cairns, David K.; Tsukamoto, Katsumi; Jellyman, Don; Lickers, F. Henry; Welsh, S.

Other publication - Peer-reviewed, 2003

Worldwide decline of eel resources necessitates immediate action - Québec declaration of concern

Dekker, Willem; Casselman, John M.; Cairns, David K.; Tsukamoto, Katsumi; Jellyman, Don; Lickers, F. Henry; Welsh, S.

Abstract

The steep decline in populations of eels (Anguilla spp.) endangers the immediate future of these legendary fish. With less than 1% of major juvenile resources remaining, precautionary action must be taken immediately to sustain the stocks.

Published in

Fisheries
2003, volume: 28, number: 12, pages: 28-30

Authors' information

Dekker, Willem

IMARES, Wageningen UR

Dekker, Willem

Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO)

Casselman, John M.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Cairns, David K.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Tsukamoto, Katsumi

University of Tokyo

Jellyman, Don

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Lickers, F. Henry

Akwesasne Mohawk Community

Welsh, S.

UKÄ Subject classification

Fish and Aquacultural Science

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50851