Description
Book SynopsisA strong demand for an English version of the third German Edition of this extremely important book paved the way for this excellent new translation, which contains much new information from over 500 publications, not covered by the previous English language edition.
The Eel is the standard work on the species with chapters in the book covering body structure and functions, developmental stages and distribution of the eel species, post-larval ecology and behaviour, harvest and environmental relationships, fishing methods, eel culture, diseases, parasites and bodily damage, the world trade in eels and eel processing. Contributions are included from several world authorities including new information concerning genetic diversity in eel populations and the consequences for their management.
Written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Tesch, one of the foremost world authorities on eels and carefully edited by Professor Thorpe, well known for hi
Trade Review
"This is a new translation of an extremely important book. The Eel is the standard work on the genus...It is essential reading and a reference for scientists and aquaculturists, eel fishermen, angling clubs and river managers...A fascinating book, even for a lay person, it answers so many questions that one has about this 'slippery creature'."
Sherkin Comment, Environmental Quarterly of Sherkin Island Marine Station, 2004
"This English translation of the third German edition contains new infomation from over 500 published papers."
CAB Abstracts, 2005
"In the comprehensive third edition of this text and the first English translation, Friefrich Texch covers the biology, ecology, breeding, and commercial significance of the eel. This revised and updated text includes findings from more than 500 new scientific publications."
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Table of ContentsBody structure and functions
Developmental Stages and Distribution of the Eel Species
Post-larval ecology and behaviour
Harvest and environmental relationships
Fishing Methods
Eel Culture
Diseases, parasites, and bodily damage
World Trade and Processing
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