Eels and Humans
This book explains much of what is known currently about freshwater eels, focusing on social and cultural aspects as well as science. A wealth of eel-related material is presented by scientists from around the world, including information on eel fishing,
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Katsumi Tsukamoto Mari Kuroki Editors
Eels and Humans
Humanity and the Sea
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Katsumi Tsukamoto • Mari Kuroki Editors
Eels and Humans
Editors Katsumi Tsukamoto, Ph.D. Department of Marine Science and Resources College of Bioresource Sciences Nihon University Kameino, Fujisawa Kanagawa, Japan
Mari Kuroki, Ph.D. The University Museum The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan
ISSN 2213-607X ISSN 2213-6088 (electronic) ISBN 978-4-431-54528-6 ISBN 978-4-431-54529-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54529-3 Springer Tokyo Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013950089 © Springer Japan 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Why Are Eels So Fascinating? A good question—it may be because eels are an important food resource for humankind, or perhaps because they are an interesting model species for scientists studying animal migration and reproductive ecology. There may be another reason, though. Biologically, they are fish, but they appear to be more than that; their unique morphology draws a clear line between them and other fish, and their bodies are not streamlined
