Abstract
Japanese eel larvae that hatch in the west Mariana Ridges are transported via the North Equatorial Current (NEC) and the western boundary current, known as the Kuroshio Current (KC), to an offshore region of East Asia. After metamorphosing from leptocephali to glass eels, they leave the KC and migrate into their growth habitats with brackish and fresh water. The inshore migration behavior of glass eels in the open ocean remains unknown. However, it is known that when they approach coastal areas, various environmental factors in estuarine areas strongly influence their behavior. The abundance and timing of glass eels migrating upstream in estuaries also vary greatly from year to year. This section outlines the mysterious ecology of glass eels from the open ocean to estuaries.
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Fukuda, N., Shinoda, A. (2023). Glass Eel Recruitment. In: Tsukamoto, K., Kuroki, M., Watanabe, S. (eds) Eel Science. Fisheries Science Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5692-0_6
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