How illegal capture of Glass Eel (Anguilla anguilla) affect biodiversity in tagus river
The eel is a catadromous fish that grows in rivers and spawns in the sea. Every year, between November and the end of March, when glass eels migrate up river, illegal nets catch them in the Tagus River (downstream of the estuary, in Portugal). Every day, authorities organise policing actions to capt...
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Format: | bookPart |
Language: | eng |
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2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/3477 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/3477 |