In 2013 the number of glass eels recorded arriving in UK rivers was the best for two decades. Likewise, visual observations on the River Shannon by our staff confirmed that there was a massive run […]
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Record glass eel numbers for third consecutive year
Eels have been caught in record numbers in France for the third year running, leading conservationists to suggest their decline may have bottomed out. Quotas in three of the main eel rivers in France have been met so […]
Behaviour of stocked and wild eels during migration
Behaviour of stocked and naturally recruited European eels during migration – Stocked European eels also find their way towards Sargasso Sea An objection to the stocking of translocated eels as a management measure for the […]
River Teme eel release in bid to boost population
About 20,000 eels have been released into a Shropshire river as part of a project to boost numbers. The eels were taken out of the River Severn near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in June, and released into the […]
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