Full title: Estimation of the reproduction capacity of European eel

5th RTD Framework Programme

Full title: Estimation of the reproduction capacity of European eel (Q5RS-2001-01836)

Information:

Partner	Name and address	Expertise
1	Dr. Guido van den THILLART (Coordinator) Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Integrative Zoology, Kaiserstraat 63, POB 9516 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands Tel: +31-71-5274248, fax: +31-71-5274900 e-mail: thillart@rulsfb.leidenuniv.nl	Energy metabolism Swimming experiments, energy balance, artificial maturation, histology, project co-ordination, WP2 and WP6 co-ordination
2	Dr Sylvie DUFOUR Laboratoire de Physiologie, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 7, rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France Tel: +33-1-40793612, fax: +33-1-40793618 e-mail: dufour@mnhn.fr	Reproductive endocrinology Pituitary cell culture studies, hormone assays, artificial maturation, calcium stores/metabolism, WP4 co-ordination
3	Dr. Pierre ELIE Directeur de Recherche, Responsable Programme Ressources Aquatiques Continentales et Génie Piscicole, CEMAGREF Bordeaux, 50, Av de Verdun Gazinet, 33612 Cestas cedex, France Tel: +33-5-57890802, fax: +33-5-57890801 e-mail: pierre.elie@cemagref.fr	Eel ecology Morphometric and demographic characteristics of yellow and silver eels, characterisation and supply of eels of from different catchment areas, WP1 co-ordination
4	Dr. Filip VOLCKAERT Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Research Group on Fish Genetics, Ch. de Bériotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium tel: +32-16-323972, fax: +32-16-324575 e-mail: filip.volckaert@bio.kuleuven.ac.be	Population genetics Genetic probes, Genotyping, genetic polymorphism, DNA micro satellites, selection analysis, WP5 co-ordination
5	Dr. Philippe SEBERT Laboratoire de Physiologie, Unite Haute Pression et Métabolisme, UFR Medecine, BP 815, 29285 Brest Cedex, France Tel: +33-2-98016462, fax: +33-2-98016313 e-mail: Philippe.Sebert@univ-brest.fr	High pressure physiology High pressure experiments (100 atm), oxidative phosphorylation, enzyme kinetics, WP3 co-ordination
6*	Prof. Dr. Cliff Rankin, Odense University Aquatic Biology Research Centre, Hindsholmvej 11, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark. Tel: +45-65-322348, fax: +45-65-930457 Cliffr@mail.dou.dk	Osmoregulation Ionregulation, ion flux measurements, Na/K-ATP ase assays
7*	Dr. Csaba Szekely Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1143. Budapest. Hungaria. Krt. 21, Hungary tel: +36-1-4674065, fax: +36-1-4674076 e-mail: szekely@vmri.hu	Parasitology Histology, field studies in Balaton Lake
8*	Ir. Jan van Rijsingen Royaal BV, Breedijk 13, 5705CJ Helmond, The Netherlands Tel: +31-492-533058, fax: +31-492-543829	Eel farming Selection experiments, separation of year and growth classes

6* Assistant contractor to partner 3

7* Assistant contractor to partner 1

8* Assistant contractor to partner 1

Hungarian participants

Csaba Székely	PhD., project leader
Kálmán Molnár	DSc., sci. advicer
Tamás Müller	PhD student
Orsolya Rácz	PhD student
Györgyi Ostoros	Technician

Proposers: Leiden University,

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

CEMAGREF Bordeaux

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Universite de Bretagne Occidentale

University of Southern Denmark

Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Royaal BV

Duration: Three years (1^st November 2001 - 31^st October 2004)

Programme: Enhancing the biological basis for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources

EC-funding: Total: 1,498,661 euro

Web site: http://www.fishbiology.net/silvereel.html