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TABS Species Account TN00019

TN00019 AMERICAN EEL ANGUILLA RESTRATA

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Management Practices

ResultManagement Action
AdverseChannelization
AdverseCreating impoundments
BeneficialRegulating harvest - setting size limits
BeneficialHarvest of species usinf non-selective gear
BeneficialRegulating commercial harvest gear types
AdverseInstalling protective nets

References/ResultReference Numbers
Adverse835, TN5002, TN5071, TN5072
BeneficialTN5002, TN5071, TN5072

Comments on Management Practices

In a SC lab study, the following chemicals commonly used in aquaculture were found to be toxic to eels in the concentrations given Malachite green at .27mg/L, potassium permanganate at 3.06mg/L, formalin at 83.96mg/L, dylox at 1.31mg/L, furanace at .77mg/L, antimycin A at .09mcg/L, noxfish at 15.25mcg/L, copper sulfate at 2.54mg/L, diquat at 39.02mg/L, salt at 17.88 G/L. *TN5244*


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