Book chapter
Eels in culture, fisheries and science in Denmark
National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark1
Secretariat for Management and Communication, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark2
Section for Marine Ecology and Oceanography, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark3
Centre for Ocean Life, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark4
Section for Freshwater Fisheries Ecology, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark5
Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark6
Danish Eel Farmers Association7
Section for Administration and Service, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark8
As in many other parts of the world, eels and their mysterious life cycle have always fascinated Danes. Almost everyone in Denmark, no matter their age, knows something about eels. In fact, the eel was once one of the country’s most important food fish, and Denmark itself was one of the main European nations fishing it, partly because of the seasonal abundance of migrating silver eels leaving the Baltic Sea through the narrow Straits of Denmark.
Eels were fished year-round even during winter (Fig. 3.1). Although the Danish eel fishery was carried out mainly by smallholders, eels were for many years traded extensively with other European countries. Today, though, fisheries for eels are limited by low abundance and consequently restrictive laws.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Springer |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 41-61 |
| Series: | Humanity and the Sea |
| ISBN: | 443154528X , 443154528x , 4431545298 , 9784431545286 and 9784431545293 |
| ISSN: | 2213607x |
| Types: | Book chapter |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-4-431-54529-3_3 |
| ORCIDs: | Rindom, Suzanne , Tomkiewicz, Jonna , Munk, Peter , Aarestrup, Kim and Pedersen, Michael Ingemann |
