Recent steps towards closing the life cycle of European eel

Recent steps towards closing the life cycle of European eel

Source: thefishsite

2/5/2024

Credit: Glasaal Volendam

Successfully breeding the European eel in captivity has proved elusive so far, but a number of recent research breakthroughs suggest that it might be feasible to achieve in the not-too-distant future, offering hope for the prospects of one of the world’s most enigmatic fish – both in aquaculture and in the wild.

A challenging species

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has a very complicated and lengthy life cycle, making closed-cycle cultivation impossible so far. Thus, eel aquaculture is still fully dependent on wild-caught juveniles (glass eels).

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