Abstract
AbstractAmerican eels (Anguilla rostrata) have been cultured from the elver stage to marketable size in a flow‐through freshwater system. Elvers were captured in coastal freshwater streams using fine mesh dip nets and traps. The young eels were then held in indoor tanks where they became adapted to feeding on a prepared diet and they were treated for external parasites and diseases. When outdoor water temperatures stabilized above 18°C, the eels were transplanted to grow‐out ponds and reared to market size in 14 to 18 months.The culture techniques described in this paper include: 1) obtaining elvers, 2) disease prophylaxis, 3) feeding adaptation, and 4) pond grow‐out. Details are presented concerning elver harvesting and transport, diets and feeding methods, and the culture system.
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