Common names: Aal, Ål, Europæisk ål
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs throughout the waters of Denmark (Ref. 6302). Minimum size limit in TL in saltwater: 38 cm in Limfjorden; 29.5 cm in Ringkøbing, Nissum and Stadil Fjord; 35.5 cm elsewhere (Ref. 10963). In freshwater: 45 cm (Ref. 10976). Ref. 556, 9946, 9945, 9988.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ministry of Fisheries, Tourism Ministry of Communications and The Danish Tourist Board, 1994
National Database: