Dossier
Eels and eel fishing in the Netherlands
The stock of European eel is only at about 10 percent of what it was about fifty years ago. In this dossier you can find news, backgrounds and results of our research on eels and eel fishing in the Netherlands. Our research focuses on among others the propagation of glass eel, residues of dioxin in eel, monitoring eel by tracking with tags and the possibilities for eel protection.
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European eels spend the first two years of their life being swept 5,000 km by the Gulfstream, until they reach our coastal waters in the form of transparent ‘glass eels’ measuring seven centimetres. They are prevented from entering our waterways by locks, but glass eels can wash through openings in the lock gates by the current.
News about eels and eel fishing
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First observation ever of a spontaneously matured female European eel
- For the first time in history, scientists have observed a spontaneously matured female European eel. She was caught in 2002 and has since lived in the... -
Eel research at Wageningen University & Research further expanded
- Eel research at Wageningen will be further expanded in 2017. Wageningen University & Research has started a public-private partnership within the... -
Eel larvae hatch at Wageningen University Campus
- After a mere six months of preparations, scientists of the Wageningen UR have managed to produce European eel larvae. This is remarkable since the eel... -
Eel fishing ban is justified
- In Resource, an article about PhD research of Myrthe van den Dungen about dioxin- and pcb-like substances in the systems of people who eat a lot of...
Publications on eel
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Ultrasonography to assist with timing of spawning in European eel
Theriogenology 101 (2017). - ISSN 0093-691X - p. 73 - 80. -
Geosmin depuration from European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is not affected by the water renewal rate of depuration tanks
Aquaculture Research 48 (2017)9. - ISSN 1355-557X - p. 4646 - 4655. -
Glass eel monitoring in the Netherlands
IJmuiden : Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C010/17) - p. -
Artificial propagation of eels : A global perspective
New Zealand Aquaculture magazine 75 (2017). - p. 8 - 9. -
Application of Generalized Mie Theory to EELS Calculations as a Tool for Optimization of Plasmonic Structures
Plasmonics 11 (2016)3. - ISSN 1557-1955 - p. 865 - 874. -
Migreren doet paling puberen
Migreren doet paling puberen, EOS magazine, 2016-01-15 -
Broodstock conditioning, stimulation of maturation and successful reproduction of European eels in Wageningen
In: Symposium Towards reproduction of eel in captivity to support sustainable aquaculture. - : Eelric -
Simulated migration enhances sexual maturation of farmed European eels
Simulated migration enhances sexual maturation of farmed European eels, Hatchery International, 2016-02-12, https://www.hatcheryinternational.com/research/simulated-migration-enhances-sexual-maturation-of-farmed-eur-1459 -
Simulated migration of feminised eels to stimulate and predict the sexual maturation response
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Paling plant zich voort in Wageningen
Paling plant zich voort in Wageningen, Resource, Wageningen, 2016-07-06, Rob Ramaker, http://resource.wur.nl/nl/wetenschap/show/Paling-plant-zich-voort-in-Wageningen.htm