Fattening of wild short‐finned eels, Anguilla Australis schmidtii Phillipps

Short‐finned wild eels fed an artificial diet containing either a low (5%) or a high (20%) oil content were found to increase their mass by an average of more than 30% after a 34‐day feeding period; the lipid content of the eels’ muscle was also increased from about 10% to around 20%.

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Present address: Emeritus Professor, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan

Present address: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria, Australia

Present address: Asia Development Bank, Manila, The Philippines