Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Survival and growth of eel in coastal habitats Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Niels Jepsen Coordinator email nj@aqua.dtu.dk
Coordinator institution
DTU-AQUA - Technical University of Denmark; National Institute of Aquatic Resources (Denmark)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2011 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 200,000 Website https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/projects/survival-and-growth-of-eel-in-coastal-habitats-38830 Summary Very little is known about settling, habitat utilization and survival of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in coastal areas (fjords and estuaries). We don't know what proportion of elvers take residence in the coastal zone. For eels stocked in fjords and estuaries, only little is known about survival and growth. In Denmark it has been suggested that the main production of eel takes place in the coastal areas and not in freshwater. Thus, it is very important to obtain some information about this to enhance our management of this threatened species. The overall objective is to investigate the importance of various marine habitats for settlement, density, survival and growth of eel. In relation to survival, the importance of fishing and cormorant predation will be sought estimated. In the first stage (pilot) new sampling methods are being tested in order to be able to generate data about the juvenile eel in the coastal habitats. This is not trivial as no methods have proved effective in sampling small (<15 cm) eels on the coast. To distinguish between wild and stocked eels, 25,000 coded wire tagged eels have been stocked in a semi-closed estuary and the lower river. Spring and fall sampling will provide information on relative survival and growth of these and wild eels.
Evaluate the feasibility of eel stocking in marine areas Study the importance of habitats for the newly settled (wild) eel juveniles Evaluate methods for collecting small eels in coastal areas.
Keywords
Fish habitat;
Fish;
Biology;
Eel;
Marine Region
6
Central North Sea (27.IVb)
24
Sound, Belt Sea or Transition Area (27.IIIb,c)
23
Baltic West of Bornholm (27.IIId.24)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
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Marine Region Map
