It has been known for about a century that European eels have a unique life history that
includes offshore spawning in the Sargasso Sea about 5000–7000 km away from their juvenile …

The WGEEL has this year adjusted the manner in which it reports data in time-series. First,
readers should note that some data reported to the WGEEL in the most recent year are …

The levels of PBDEs, alternate BFRs and dechloranes in European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
samples (elvers, yellow and silver eels) were investigated to compare the contamination of …

Many aspects of the typically 5000–10,000 km spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla
anguilla) remain unknown. As part of this migration, eels undertake extensive diurnal …

The success of European efforts towards the recovery of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
population will rely on accurate assessments of local stock status for the implementation of …

Vertebrates use cone cells in the retina for color vision and rod cells to see in dim light.
Many deep-sea fishes have adapted to their environment to have only rod cells in the retina, …

The abundance and distribution of leptocephalus larvae of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla,
Anguillidae) were examined using ten historic and recent Sargasso Sea expeditions that …

The stock of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) continues to decline and has reached a
new minimum in 2011. Poor health status of the spawners due to organic contaminants is …

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is regarded as a critically endangered species.
Scientists are in agreement that the “quality of spawners” is a vital factor for the survival of the …

The head morphology and body shapes of anguilliform larvae (leptocephali) vary widely by
having fewer, much longer teeth in the small larvae and more numerous, but relatively …