challenges and opportunities in research of european eel

VI IBERIAN CONGRESS OF ICHTHYOLOGY
From 21st - 24th of June of 2016
Murcia, Spain
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SPECIAL SESSION
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN RESEARCH OF EUROPEAN
EEL
The European eel population has suffered an intense and continuous decline in recent
decades; recruitment has decreased in 2015 compared to 2014, from 3.7% of the
historical level to a 1.2 in the area of the North Sea and 12.2 to 8.4% in the rest of
Europe (ICES / EIFAC / GCFM 2015). During the last years various management
measures has been established to ensure the conservation of this flagship species.
However, there is a great uncertainty about the resilience of the species because even
today no processes that determine the situation of the population are fully known.
The objective of this session is identify the challenges and the opportunities offered by
research currently eel taking into account the situation of the population, including
various aspects such as population control, pathology, parasitology are and control of
reproduction in captivity. To do this, Iberian specialist on eel made a summary on the
status of the species, its main current threats and potential, the effect of management
measures implemented so far and the latest developments in their research.
Finally, it held a round table in which specialists and assistants will discuss the
challenges and identify opportunities presented research on this fascinating species,
using information from the presentations.
PROGRAM
 Eel stock status and major threats:
 Stock status: Dra. Estibaliz Díaz (AZTI-Tecnalia)
 Fisheries: Dra. Estibaliz Díaz
 Hydroelectric plants and obstacles to migration: Dr. Carlos Fernandez Delgado
(University of Córdoba)
 Predators: Dr. Carlos Fernandez Delgado
 Population quality (parasitism, pollution, disease, lipic content and viruses): Dra.
Pilar Muñoz: (University of Murcia)
 Potentials threaths:
 Invasive allien species: Dra. Isabel Domingos (University of Lisboa)
 Climate change: Dra. Isabel Domingos
Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología · Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia · www.sibic.org
Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Zoología y Ecología, C/ Irunlarrea s/n, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra,
España
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 Marine energy: Dra. Isabel Domingos
 Recent advances in research:
 Migratory routes: Dra. Estibaliz Díaz (AZTI-Tecnalia)
 Articial reproduction: Dr. Juan Francisco Asturiano Nemesio (Polytechnic
University of Valencia)
 Genetics: Dra. Estibaliz Díaz (AZTI-Tecnalia)
 Restocking: Dr. Lluis Zamora (University of Girona)
 Magnetic orientation: Dr. Lluis Zamora
Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología · Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia · www.sibic.org
Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Zoología y Ecología, C/ Irunlarrea s/n, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra,
España
CIF G71072581 · Inscrita en el Registro Nacional de Asociaciones, Grupo 1, Sección 1, Número Nacional 597934
Secretaría Técnica VI Congreso de la SIBIC: Gade Eventos Avda. Teniente Montesinos, 8 – Torre A – 7ª planta - 30100 –
Murcia Tel. 968 969 340 Fax: 968 964 635 – E-mail: torralva @um.es. Info@gadeeventos.es.