Open AccessTECHNIQUES FOR CULTURING THE AMERICAN EEL
Author(s) -
Rickards W. L.,
Jones W. R.,
Foster J. E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1978.tb00279.x
Subject(s) - anguilla rostrata , fishery , streams , biology , adaptation (eye) , computer science , computer network , neuroscience
American eels ( Anguilla rostrata ) have been cultured from the elver stage to marketable size in a flow‐through freshwater system. Elvers were captured in coastal freshwater streams using fine mesh dip nets and traps. The young eels were then held in indoor tanks where they became adapted to feeding on a prepared diet and they were treated for external parasites and diseases. When outdoor water temperatures stabilized above 18°C, the eels were transplanted to grow‐out ponds and reared to market size in 14 to 18 months. The culture techniques described in this paper include: 1) obtaining elvers, 2) disease prophylaxis, 3) feeding adaptation, and 4) pond grow‐out. Details are presented concerning elver harvesting and transport, diets and feeding methods, and the culture system.