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Lamprey fisheries: history, trends and management
Almeida, P.R.; Arakawa, H.; Aronsuu, K.; Baker, C.; Blair, S.R.; Beaulaton, L.; Belo, A.F.; Kitson, J.; Kucheryavyy, A.; Kynard, B.; Lucas, M.L.Three anadromous lamprey species support important commercial fisheries in the northern hemisphere, sea lamprey in the Iberian Peninsula and France, European river lamprey in the Baltic Sea countries and Russia, and Arctic lamprey in Russia. Pacific lamprey, Caspian lamprey, Korean lamprey and pouched lamprey are harvested for subsistence and local commerce on the Pacific coast of North America, and in Russia, ...
Emerging conservation initiatives for lampreys: Research challenges and opportu...
Lucas, M.C.; Hume, J.B.; Almeida, P.R.; Aronsuu, K.; Habit, E.; Silva, S.; Wang, C.J.; Zampatti, B.Lampreys worldwide face multiple anthropogenic stressors. Several species are ‘at-risk’ listed, yet abundance data for most remain insufficient to adequately assess conservation status. Lamprey population declines are largely due to habitat degradation and fragmentation, pollution, and exploitation. Conservation priorities include: quantification of population trends and distribution; identification of Evolutio...