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Limit, cease or prohibit recreational fishing

Implement catch and release policies for recreational fishing

Establish size limits for capture of recreationally fished species

Modify design of dams/barriers

Use temporary/seasonal dams

Introduce legislation to provide safe eel passage at dams/barriers

Remove and relocate eel species before onset of impactful activities

Install preliminary weirs (pre-barrages, check weirs)

Restrict hydropeaking

Reduce water abstractions

Decontaminate equipment to prevent spread of disease, invasive or problematic species

Use drugs to treat parasites

Establish programs for the early detection of disease, invasive or problematic species

Physically remove invasive or problematic species 

Use chemicals to control invasive or problematic species

Use biological control to manage invasive or problematic species

Modify water level and/or flow to control invasive or problematic species

Use native species instead of non-native species in aquaculture systems

Implement regular inspections of aquaculture systems to avoid accidental introduction of disease, invasive or problematic species

Implement quarantine to avoid accidental introduction of disease, invasive or problematic species

Limit, cease or prohibit water transfer between river basins

Limit, cease or prohibit the sale and/or transportation of commercial non-native species

Add nitrogen and phosphorus to nutrient-limited rivers

Manage water levels in lakes to maintain eel habitats and connectivity

Reintroduce beavers as ecosystem engineers