Preliminary Results of American Eel Sampling Efforts in Gulf of Mexico Drainages of Texas
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2020-02-20
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Mayes, Kevin
Curtis, Stephen
McCoy, Grace
Hendrickson, Dean A.
Cohen, Adam E.
Casarez, Melissa
Guillen, George
Oakley, Jenny
Hansen, Justin
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American Eel Anguilla rostrata has a unique and complex life history that is fairly well-studied on the eastern coast of the United States, but few studies have been done on Gulf of Mexico drainages. To inform conservation and management decisions, efforts to better understand the population structure, seasonal dynamics, and life history of American Eel are underway. The primary objectives of our efforts are to assess the current and historical distribution and abundance, habitat use, movement patterns, parasite occurrence, diet and population structure of American Eel across all life stages in Gulf of Mexico drainages of Texas.