Figure 5

Trends in juvenile stocks of the European, American and Japanese eels. (Dekker et al. 2003). The data for European and Japanese eels are shown as landings of juveniles in each area, and for American eel is recruitment data to Lake Ontario at the northern limit of its distribution. Abundances of all juvenile eels are sharply declining after peaks; the European eel has declined by 99%, the Japanese eel by 80%, and recruitment of the American eel has virtually ceased. This figure references material from Dekker et al. (2003) and was drawn using original data provided by Dr. Willem Dekker.