A closed recirculating aquaculture system for artificial seed production of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla): Technology development for spontaneous spawning and eggs incubation

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-94

  Mordenti, Oliviero ^a   Casalini, Antonio ^a   Mandelli, Michaela ^a   Di Biase, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Egg quality; European eel (Anguilla anguilla); Flow rate; Spontaneous reproduction; Tank design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893841832     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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