Standardising long-term eel (Anguilla anguilla) fyke net survey data reveals covariate effects and improves estimates of declining relative abundance

• Published in: Fisheries research Vol. 272; p. 106938
• Main Authors: Poole, Russell, Minto, Cóilín, Cooney, Joseph, Drumm, Alan, Hughes, Pat, Murphy, Michael, Nixon, Pat, Rogan, Ger, Sweeney, David, O’Leary, Ciara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Abundance trend; Anguilla anguilla; Catch per Unit Effort CPUE; data collection; eel; fish production; freshwater; fyke nets; Generalised additive model GAM; Ireland; Lakes; Semi-parametric covariate effect; surveys; watersheds; Yellow eel; Ireland; Lakes; Semi-parametric covariate effect; Catch per Unit Effort CPUE; Abundance trend; Generalised additive model GAM; Yellow eel

Eel recruitment and stock have been in decline since at least the mid 1980s. So far, much research has focussed on conservation objectives and estimating silver eel production in response to the EU Regulation (EC 1100/2007) and most surveys have been on waters subject to exploitation and/or stocking...