COSEWIC assessment and status report on the American Eel in Canada
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population size and trends
- FEA2 - Eastern St. Lawrence(eastern Quebec)
- FEA3 - Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the central and southern parts of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula)
- FEA4 - Atlantic Islands (Newfoundland)
- FEA5 - Eastern Arctic (Labrador)
- Contribution of the St. Lawrence Eel Component – Landings Method
- Rescue effect
- Limiting factors and threats
- Special significance of the species
- Technical summary
- Acknowledgements
- Information sources
- Biographical summaries of the report writers
- Collections examined
Acknowledgements
The report writers acknowledge those who have provided valuable advice and support for this status report, in particular CESWoG members and observers and participants of the Zonal Peer Review Meeting. We express gratitude to G. Verreault, P. Dumont, Y. Mailhot, R. Bradford, Y. de Lafontaine, M. Castonguay, K.D. Clarke, B.M. Jessop, and R. Verdon for their substantial comments on the manuscript and data furnished. K.J. McGrath (NYPA) is also acknowledged for providing data. J. Dubois from Alliance Environnement is acknowledged for her cartographic assistance. The report writers are also grateful to M. Courtemanche (Université de Montréal) for valuable information on Aboriginal relationship with eels, to R. Campbell, co-chair, COSEWIC Freshwater Fishes Specialist Subcommittee, and to R. Boles and G. Goulet of the COSEWIC Secretariat.
Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by Environment Canada.
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