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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcia, Jorge (author)
Other Authors: Seixas, Sónia (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/3477
Country:Portugal
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