Elvers running at Ennistymon Falls during early June 2016. This is a difficult obstacle for #eels. There is a salmon pass in the middle of the falls and during low flows all the water is […]
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Endoparasites affect eel swimming behaviour
A new paper entitled ‘Relationship between European eel Anguilla anguilla infection with non-native parasites and swimming behaviour on encountering accelerating flow‘ has just been published in the Journal of Fish Biology by Lynda Newbold et al. It examines […]
“Eat and Protect” campaign to save Japanese eel
The million-plus strong Palsystem Consumers’ Co-operative Union has started an “Eat and Protect” fund-raising campaign to save the rapidly declining Japanese eel population by supporting efforts by eel farming areas seeking to replenish stocks. Due […]
