Affiliation:
1. Technical University of Denmark, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Vejlsøvej 39, Silkeborg 8600, Denmark
Abstract
Abstract
Stocking of young eel is widely practised, as a measure, to meet the management target of the EU eel recovery plan. The target of the recovery plan is to increase the escapement to 40% silver eel biomass, relative to pristine conditions. The scientific information to predict the outcome in silver eel biomass from stocking is limited and may depend on whether translocation of wild glass eel or yellow eel is used, or if the stocked eels used are yellow eel from aquaculture. We evaluated the yield from stocking two different sizes, 3 and 9 g eels from aquaculture. A professional fishery recaptured 12.7% of the 3 g and 9.4% of the 9 g eels, originally stocked. Growth rate and mortality rate were different for the two stocked sizes, favouring the small eels. Brutto yield per recruit (YPR) was 13 and 9.2 g and netto YPR was 9.8 and 0.31 g for 3 and 9 g eel, respectively. We conclude that there seems to be no advantage in using larger 9 g eels compared with small 3 g eels for stocking.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography
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