The eel fishery in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland – an example of sustainable management?

摘要: Lough Neagh produces over 500 t of grown eel annually and employs 300 people fishing yellow silver eel. Glass are transported upstream stocked into the Lough. Since glass returns crashed in 1980s, additional seed has been purchased from other fisheries. The fishery now faces ecological, social economic pressures. Prices for product have fallen; recruitment to declined, decreased availability increased price. Fishers less inclined take up hard work required make a living fisher population is ageing. European Commission recognised decline proposed emergency measures, which may further affect viability fishery. sustainability examined, based on relationship between input outputs period 45 years, set against increasing environmental, socio-economic, natural resource Spawning escapement estimated by mark–recapture experiments.