Biology and Management of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla, L) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
by Dr. William O’Connor PhD, MSc, FSB, CBiol, CEnv, MCIEEM, MIFM
- Cover, Foreword and Abstract
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Study Area
- Chapter 3 Immigration timing and activity rhythms of glass eel in the Shannon estuary in relation to temporal and environmental factors
- Chapter 4 Factors influencing the upstream riverine migration of juvenile eel on the River Shannon and selected tributaries of its estuary
- Chapter 5 Size structure and development stages of migrant eel populations, and the size selectivity of various trapping methods
- Chapter 6 Fish census results at the Ardnacrusha Borland fish-lift, with particular reference to eels
- Chapter 7 Interactions of juvenile eel, brown trout Salmo trutta and other predators, in the tidal section of the lower Shannon River
- Chapter 8 The assessment of eel densities and population structures in the lower reaches of rivers in the Shannon estuary area using electrical fishing
- Chapter 9 Bycatch fish species recorded during the operation of a pilot scale glass eel fishery on the Shannon estuary
- Chapter 10 Overview of the study
- References
O’Connor, W. (2003) Biology and Management of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla, L) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway, March 2003. Online version, March 2014, European Eel Consultancy, Limerick, Ireland.
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