<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the Baltic Sea Basin, the river lamprey, <italic>Lampetra fluviatilis</italic> (L.), is still important to commercial fishing; however, the species is on the decline, especially in the southern part of the catchment area. At present, the river lamprey is protected by European law that requires monitoring its stocks. This article describes a convenient trap for catching adult river lamprey in streams. The gear is a small fish-pot or hoop-net with two chambers. Operating the trap is very simple, and tests indicated its usefulness for monitoring ascending river lamprey. Thus, this trap design is recommended as a standard tool for use in the future, especially since there is a lack of commercial fishery data.</p></abstract>

In the Baltic Sea Basin, the river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (L.), is still important to commercial fishing; however, the species is on the decline, especially in the southern part of the catchment area. At present, the river lamprey is protected by European law that requires monitoring its stocks. This article describes a convenient trap for catching adult river lamprey in streams. The gear is a small fish-pot or hoop-net with two chambers. Operating the trap is very simple, and tests indicated its usefulness for monitoring ascending river lamprey. Thus, this trap design is recommended as a standard tool for use in the future, especially since there is a lack of commercial fishery data.

A handy trap for capturing of the adult river lamprey in streams

Maritime Institute, Department of Ecology

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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In the Baltic Sea Basin, the river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (L.), is still important to commercial fishing; however, the species is on the decline,...

A handy trap for capturing of the adult river lamprey in streams

Article Category: Short Communication

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 195 - 199

Received: Apr 08, 2020

Accepted: Aug 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2020-0023

Keywords
migration, monitoring, protected species, spawning streams

© 2020 Grzegorz Radtke et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A handy trap for capturing of the adult river lamprey in streams

Article Category: Short Communication

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 195 - 199

Received: Apr 08, 2020

Accepted: Aug 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2020-0023

Keywordsmigration, monitoring, protected species, spawning streams

© 2020 Grzegorz Radtke et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
migration, monitoring, protected species, spawning streams