2025/01/01 by Nati Franch, Pol Capdevila, Helena Fanlo +2 · 2 voices
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Aeolian processes and effects #Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/aqc.70046
openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
ABSTRACT The European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) is a critically endangered and declining species. Information from traditional fisheries and a fish monitoring scheme in the Ebro Delta reflect the widely reported eel decline onset in the late 1970s and also a recent, sharp and ongoing decline of similar magnitude (> 80%). This recent trend arises from both fishery and monitoring data, is solidly described by time‐series analyses and agrees with patterns reported in other areas. Decline drivers could be related to emergent invasions and/or to the exploitation of the already depleted eel stock. There is an urgent need to re‐evaluate eel status and associated management strategies.