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  • 1
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Ecology of freshwater fish 1 (1992), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1600-0633
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract– Studies were performed with both a mechanical and a photosensory arrangement of the experimental tanks. Silver (migratory) eels were more active than yellow (stationary) eels. Comparison of pooled data on yellow eels tested under natural geomagnetic field conditions with those on eel tested under unnatural ones prcded no evidence of difference in activity. Silver and yellow eels showed stronger activity during the 6 days around new moon compared with the phase around full moon as well as a peak before new moon and a smaller peak before full moon. Under each kind of unnatural field condition, the activity relationships reversed or were cancelled. The directional choice of eels under natural conditions (controls) pointed to magnetic NW and mostly also in the opposite direction. When the magnetic north was changed by 90°, the tested yellow eels followed this change to about the same degree. The additional change of both the inclination (from 68° or 45° or 30°) and total intensity (by a reduction to 31% of the natural field) resulted in a change of the preferences of about 90° relative to magnetic north. Reversal of magnetic north by 180°, which is identical to a change of the inclination from 68° to 112°, also resulted in a change of the preferences by about 90°. Three experiments using compensation of both the horizontal and the vertical geomagnetic field led to circular directional preferences at random in two cases and in one case to about NW of the residual field magnetic north. The navigational abilities of the eel, on the basis of its magnetic sensitivity, are discussed.
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  • 2
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Ecology of freshwater fish 5 (1996), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1600-0633
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Data on catches of O+ elvers from nine countries in Europe and of juvenile eels ascending the St. Lawrence River in Canada are presented and compared with previous records. Consideration of a parallel decline in recruitment in Canada supports the theory that oceanic conditions are responsible for the observed fall in catches. A substantial increase in the Loire, to 95 tons in 1994, may indicate an overall improvement in stocks.
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  • 3
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Ecology of freshwater fish 6 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1600-0633
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Otoliths of glass eels and larvae collected from the Rio Minho (Portugal/Spain) as well as from the Iberian continental slope from the Bay of Biscay were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Preliminary data are presented on the total radius of the otolith and the width of the zone exhibiting a diffuse structure which, in the literature, is suggested to be the zone of metamorphosis. It was found that the radius increased from the development stage I through stage II to the glass eel stage (Vb). The width of the diffuse zone also exhibited an increase. Calculations of the dimensions of the diffuse zone of specimens older than stage I revealed that the area of metamorphosis amounts to about 28–60% of the total diffuse zone. From these results it is evident that part of the diffuse zone must have formed during a larval phase of retarded growth, during which no formation of daily growth rings takes place. Only the outer portion of the diffuse zone can be accounted for by the metamorphosis. For these reasons, an exact age determination by counting daily rings seems impossible. A determination of the oceanic life of the eel recruits is difficult for other reasons too: all earlier and recent studies have indicated that Anguilla leptocephali and their metamorphosis stages do not occur on the continental shelf, which could add an additionally high amount of time needed until arrival at the coasts.
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Ecology of freshwater fish 6 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1600-0633
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Thirty one catches by Isaac Kidd Midwater Trawl were obtained between Oc-tober 23 and 27, 1991 in the Bay of Biscay and on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The total catch amounted to 95 eel larvae. North of 43°N, 2.8 larvae per hour of towing were captured, south of 43°N (west coast of the Iberian Peninsula) 3.25 larvae per hour of towing. The abundance of eel larvae, north and south, was similar to that in the years following the strong decrease in 1980. Younger eel larvae (stages 1-11) were dominant (82%) on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. In the Bay of Biscay, older stages of eel larvae were more frequent (stages III-IV, 53.6%). Northern larvae exhibited longer lengths in all development stages than southern larvae.
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    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
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  • 6
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    Springer
    Helgoland marine research 27 (1975), S. 190-198 
    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary 1. Four yellow (stationary) eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) were transplanted from Northern Denmark to the German Bight and to the central North Sea about 300 km SSW of the home area. They were tagged with ultrasonic transmitters and tracked for 7 to 35 hours. 2. The mean direction adopted by the four individuals was SE (140°), away from the direction of the home area (NNE). One eel discontinued activity after 5 h of active swimming. Combined with earlier tracking results on yellow eels a significant directional choise of 126° is calculated; it is concluded that a South-Eastern or perhaps a North-Western compass course is the first swimming performance of yellow eels towards home, regardless of the direction of their home area. 3. Earlier results with conventionally tagged yellow eels transplanted over long distances have also shown a South-Eastern trend and are now explainable. 4. With a mean migratory speed below 1 kn (1.85 km/h), the experimental specimes moved more slowly than individuals tracked one year previously in similar experiments. 5. One yellow eel tagged with a pressure sensing ultrasonic transmitter got lost twice because of an insufficiently adjusted receiver. During the first minutes of tracking it preferred a depth between 4 and 18 m; 24 h later it swam in a depth of 7 to 9 m. The water depth was 41 m. 6. From the discussion it becomes evident that yellow as well as silver eels prefer trenches if water depth decreases. Upon arrival in inshore waters directional behaviour in yellow eels probably might change; at daylight a minimum water depth of about 4 m is preferred.
    Notes: Kurzfassung Vier Gelbaale (Anguilla anguilla L., standorttreue Entwicklungsform) wurden aus dem Gebiet des Limfjordes in die Deutsche Bucht oder in die Mittlere Nordsee verpflanzt, mit Ultraschallsendern markiert und nach dem Aussetzen 7 bis 35 Stunden verfolgt. Sie schwammen meistens auf einem Kompaßkurs in südöstlicher Richtung (140°). Der mittlere Kurs dieser und vier weiterer, schon früher untersuchter Gelbaale betrug 126°. Das beobachtete Heimfindeverhalten entspricht den Ergebnissen früherer Untersuchungen mit konventionell markierten Aalen. Die errechnete Schwimmgeschwindigkeit betrug 1,5 km/h und lag unter der Geschwindigkeit der früher untersuchten Exemplare. Markierung mit einem druckmessenden Ultraschallsender lieferte vorläufige Daten über die Schwimmtiefe; sie lag zwischen 4 und 18 m, während die Wassertiefe 41 m betrug. Es wird diskutiert, wie die Aale Untiefen der Küstengebiete meiden.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
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    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
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  • 9
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    Helgoland marine research 45 (1991), S. 269-272 
    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
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    Helgoland marine research 23 (1972), S. 165-183 
    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Zur telemetrischen Verfolgung von schnell schwimmenden Organismen auf hoher See wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit der Fried. Krupp GmbH Atlas-Elektronik, Bremen, ein Ultraschallempfangsgerät entwickelt. Der Empfangswandler dieses Gerätes (4 Hydrophone) ist zur Aufnahme von Ultraschallimpulsen eingerichtet, die sofort verarbeitet werden und auf einem Oszillographen in Richtung und Stärke ablesbar sind. 2. Als Ultraschallsender (Pinger) wurden zunächst provisorisch von der Atlas-Elektronik für die Versuche konstruierte Pinger mit einer Phonstärke von 70 DB verwendet. In den weiteren Versuchen erwiesen sich Pinger der Smith-Root-Electronic mit 46 DB als ausreichend, die mit einer geringeren Größe die Versuchstiere nicht so stark belasteten. Durch einen Styroporsattel wurde bei allen Pingern ein Gewichtsausgleich herbeigeführt. 3. Der Empfangswandler wird, um eine gute Manövrierfähigkeit des Schiffes zu gewährleisten, unter dem Schiffsboden montiert und kann somit ohne besondere zusätzliche Umbauten auf jedem seegängigen Schiff verwendet werden. Im vorliegenden Fall wurde der 24 m lange Forschungskutter „Uthörn“ der Biologischen Anstalt Helgoland eingesetzt. 4. Untersucht wurde die Laichwanderung der Aale (Anguilla anguilla L.), wozu 6 weibliche Blankaale im Elbeästuar und bei Helgoland mit Pingern markiert wurden. Versuchsweise und mit Erfolg markiert und ausgesetzt wurden auch eine Quappe (Lota lota L.) und ein Hummer (Homarus vulgaris M.-Edw.). 5. Aale, die bei einer Wassertemperatur von über 9° C freigelassen wurden, begannen unmittelbar nach dem Einsetzen eine zielgerichtete Wanderung. Bei einem weiteren Aal war mit 5,6° C die notwendige Temperatur vermutlich unterschritten. Er zeigte trotz guter Vitalität keine aktive und gerichtete Wanderung, sondern trieb offenbar mit dem Gezeitenstrom. 6. Alle aktiv wandernden Individuen richteten ihren Weg, soweit es die morphologischen Gegebenheiten des Bodens zuließen, sofort in den nordwestlichen Sektor. In Landnähe wurde das nördliche oder westliche Ufer bevorzugt. Ebbe und Flut riefen keine sichtbaren Unterschiede ihres Verhaltens hervor. Sie wurden jedoch unter dem Einfluß des Gezeitenstromes erheblich verdriftet. Im Endeffekt glich sich aber diese Verdriftung im Laufe einer Tideperiode aus, so daß auf Grund des verbleibenden Reststromes nur eine geringe westliche oder nördliche Versetzung resultierte. 7. Die durchschnittliche Schwimmgeschwindigkeit über 12,5 Stunden betrug unter Berechnung des Weges durch das Wasser bei den länger verfolgten Aalen 0,68 bzw. 0,88 kn. Ein weiterer Aal, der kürzere Zeit beobachtet wurde, erreichte gegen den Flutstrom vermutlich höhere Geschwindigkeiten als 1 kn. Es wird angenommen, daß ohne Belastung eine Dauergeschwindigkeit von etwa 1 kn ohne weiteres eingehalten werden kann. Über einen 1stündigen Teilabschnitt kamen die Aale sogar mit 1,55 bzw. 1,36 kn vorwärts. Über Grund, also mit Unterstützung des Gezeitenstromes, erreichten die Aale bis zu 3,7 kn. 8. Die Tiefenlage der Aale konnte wegen teilweise ungünstiger Wetterlage nicht sicher bestimmt werden. Es wird angenommen, daß sich die Fische bei einer Wassertiefe von über 20 m in mittleren Wasserschichten aufhielten. Bei unregelmäßigen und geringeren Tiefen bevorzugten die Aale nach Möglichkeit Stromrinnen mit Wassertiefen über 6 m. 9. Die eingeschlagenen Kurse lassen vermuten, daß aus dem Nordseeküstengebiet stammende Aale die Nordsee im Norden verlassen. Die Schwimmgeschwindigkeit würde ausreichen, um die Sargassosee zum vermutlichen Laichtermin zu erreichen. 10. Für die Einhaltung eines Kompaßkurses kommen auf Grund der beobachteten Verhaltensweisen eine Orientierung nach der Gezeitenströmung, visuellen Faktoren und olfaktorischen Reizen kaum in Frage.
    Notes: Abstract A newly developed ultrasonic receiving system was used for tracking migrating organisms in open sea areas. At first ultrasonic transmitters (pinger) originated from provisional, newly constructed and most powerful pingers; later, from smaller specimens available from commercial sources. For tracking, 6 eelsAnguilla anguilla on their spawning migration were tagged in the Elbe estuary and in the southern North Sea near Helgoland. The receiver was installed on a 24 m cutter, and the hydrophone system mounted underneath its hull. 5 eels which were liberated at water temperatures above 9° C swam in north-westerly directions. At 5.6° C, only passive drifting with the prevailing tidal stream was observed (1 specimen). Tidal drifting of directional migrating eels (above 9° C) is largely compensated for by alternating directions of tidal water movements. Only a small west or north drift resulted, according to the governing residual current. Overall swimming speed through the water was calculated to be about 1 knot. Maximum speed within a period of one hour was about 1.5 kn. The longest telemetric tracking experiment lasted 14 1/2 hrs and was conducted over a distance of at least 13.5 nautical miles. Technically, the tracking period could be much longer. Due to mostly bad weather conditions, swimming-depth determinations are rough approximations. The silver eels prefer to swim in medium water layers if water depth exceeds 20 m. In shallower water, the eels avoid areas less than 6 m deep. The probable orientation cues employed for following an apparent compass course and problems of open ocean migration are discussed.
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