Depletion fishing in the rivers Grote Nete and Kleine Nete in Flanders, Belgium

Study Extent

This dataset is a subset of an historical dataset used to make an atlas of fish in Flanders

Sampling

Wading hand held DC electric fishing. Dipnets and electrodes were used.

Quality Control

Checked

Method steps

1. The recorder wades through the river holding one of the two electrodes. The recorder follows a traject against the current. All catched fish was measured and weighted.

The dataset contains occurrences of agnaths and bony fishes, on species level.

1. Animalia
   common name: animals rank: kingdom
2. Actinopterygii
   common name: ray-finned fishes rank: class
3. Petromyzontida
   rank: class
4. Abramis brama
   common name: common bream rank: species
5. Alburnus alburnus
   common name: bleak rank: species
6. Ameiurus nebulosus
   common name: brown bullhead rank: species
7. Anguilla anguilla
   common name: European eel rank: species
8. Barbatula barbatula
   common name: stone loach rank: species
9. Blicca bjoerkna
   common name: silver bream rank: species
10. Carassius gibelio
    common name: Prussian carp rank: species
11. Cobitis taenia
    common name: spined loach rank: species
12. Cottus gobio
    common name: European bullhead rank: species
13. Cyprinus carpio
    common name: common carp rank: species
14. Esox lucius
    common name: northern pike rank: species
15. Gasterosteus aculeatus
    common name: three-spined stickleback rank: species
16. Gobio gobio
    common name: gudgeon rank: species
17. Gymnocephalus cernuus
    common name: Eurasian ruffe rank: species
18. Lampetra planeri
    common name: European brook lamprey rank: species
19. Lepomis gibbosus
    common name: pumpkinseed rank: species
20. Leuciscus idus
    common name: ide rank: species
21. Perca fluviatilis
    common name: European perch rank: species
22. Platichthys flesus
    common name: European flounder rank: species
23. Pungitius pungitius
    common name: ninespine stickleback rank: species
24. Rhodeus amarus
    common name: European bitterling rank: species
25. Rutilus rutilus
    common name: common roach rank: species
26. Sander lucioperca
    common name: zander rank: species
27. Scardinius erythrophthalmus
    common name: common rudd rank: species
28. Squalius cephalus
    common name: European chub rank: species
29. Tinca tinca
    common name: tench rank: species
30. Umbra pygmaea
    common name: eastern mudminnow rank: species

The rivers Grote Nete and Kleine Nete in Flanders, Belgium. The Grote Nete (Big Nete) originates near Hechtel in the province of Limburg, while the Kleine Nete (Small Nete) originates more northwest near Retie in the province of Antwerp. Both rivers flow west and join in Lier (Antwerp), where they continue as the Nete.