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Research on the migration of fish between Upper Seascheldt, and Upperscheldt [Onderzoek naar de migratie van vissen tussen Boven-Zeeschelde en Bovenschelde]
Contact: Buysse, David

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Description
This study examined whether there is inland migration (from the marine environment) and whether migration barrier occurs at the level of the different potential migration barriers that are present in the vicinity of the transition between South and Westervak in ​​the Ringvaart at Merelbeke.

Scope
Keywords:
Fresh water, Anguilla anguilla, Barrages, Fish, Fish migration, Fish migration bottleneck, Freshwater fish, Lampetra fluviatilis, Migratory fish, Osmerus eperlanus, Platichthys flesus, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Bovenschelde, Belgium, Bovenschelde, Asper, Belgium, Bovenschelde, Merelbeke, Belgium, Bovenschelde, Oudenaarde, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815, Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758), Salmo (Osmerus) eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758), Pisces, Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geographical coverage
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Bovenschelde [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Bovenschelde, Asper [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Bovenschelde, Merelbeke [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Bovenschelde, Oudenaarde [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
1 January 2002 - 31 December 2002
Monthly

Taxonomic coverage
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]
Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Salmo (Osmerus) eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]

Parameters
Count of fish Methodology
Fish length
Fish species Methodology
Presence or absence of milt, eggs or spawning tubercles
Weight
Count of fish: Fyke catches
Fish species: Fyke catches

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; Aquatisch Beheer, moredata creator
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterwegen en zeekanaal NV; Afdeling Bovenschelde, moresponsordata owner
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), moredata owner

Publication
Based on this dataset
Buysse, D. et al. (2008). Potential re-establishment of driadromous fish species in the River Scheldt (Belgium). Hydrobiologia 602(1): 155-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-008-9292-5, more
Buysse, D. et al. (2004). Onderzoek naar de migratie van vissen tussen Boven-Zeeschelde en Bovenschelde. Rapport Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 2004.02. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel. ISBN 90-403-0198-0. 94 pp., more
Buysse, D. et al. (2003). Vismigratie naar het stroomgebied van de Bovenschelde: migratiepatronen en invloed van migratieknelpunten. Natuur.Focus 2(4): 132-137, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2010-09-24
Information last updated: 2014-04-15
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