Short-finned eel
New Zealand and SE Australia
Short-Finned Freshwater Eel QMA SFE13
New Zealand
Fyke nets
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Anguilla australis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Short-finned eel, Short-fin eel
Two freshwater eel species can be found: Shortfin eel Anguilla australis and the endemic Longfin eel A. dieffenbachii but catches are mainly composed of Shortfin eel in the South Island, especially in Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere (ANG 13) (Jellyman, 2007; MPI, 2012). The stock structure is not truly known. Biochemical evidences suggests a unique stock around SE Australia and New Zealand (MPI, 2012). However, a study focused on the genetic structure of this species reveals significant genetic differentiation between populations of East Australia and New Zealand, and might be genetically isolated (Shen and Tzeng 2007).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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