Slipping through our hands. Population of the European Eel

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1 Introduction

2 On the distribution of the European eel and its fisheries

3 A Procrustean assessment of the European eel stock

4 The fractal geometry of the European eel stock

5 Long-term trends in the glasseels immigrating at Den Oever, the Netherlands

6 Did lack of spawners cause the collapse of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla?

7 What caused the decline of the Lake Ijsselmeer eel stock after 1960?

8 Impact of yellow eel exploitation on spawners production in Lake Ijsselmeer, the Netherlands

9 Status of the European eel stock and fishers

10 A conceptual management framework for the restoration of the declining European eel stock

11 Synthesis and discussion: Population dynamics of the European eel

12 De populatie-dynamica van de Europese eel

Epilogue: Worldwide decline of eel resources necessitates immediate action

Acknowledgements

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