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Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 25, 201410:46 amMarch 13, 2016
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Sustainable eel management for the River Shannon

I attended attended a meeting of the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) in London this week, and it is was compelling to hear first-hand about the huge runs of glass eels and elvers in the UK […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 20, 20143:03 pmMarch 13, 2016
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Fishing for trout using elvers in Limerick City

You know that the elvers have arrived in Limerick when the locals start fishing for trout from the bridges in the city using elvers as bait. Elvers are collected at low tide and are mounted […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 20, 201411:51 amMarch 13, 2016
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National elver monitoring sites not operating

With rising water temperatures this week, we are now well into the elver migration season. However, we visited four of Ireland’s national juvenile eel monitoring sites this week and found that three out of the […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 13, 20144:13 pmMarch 13, 2016
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The return of the eel?

The European eel is currently staging a remarkable comeback, with record numbers of juvenile eels arriving to the European coast from the Sargasso Sea for the third consecutive year. The reasons for the change in […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 3, 20141:53 pmMarch 13, 2016
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Millions of glass eels in the Shannon estuary

Following on from the reports from the UK and other European countries that there are record numbers of glass eels arriving to European shores for the third year running, we can confirm what appears to […]

Eel recovery plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorMar 25, 20147:38 pmMarch 13, 2016
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Record glass eel runs again this year

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 […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorFeb 20, 20142:22 pmMarch 13, 2016
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Sustainable Eel Group approach needed for Ireland

We believe that it is time for Ireland to adopt the Sustainable Eel Group approach; particularly on the River Shannon. As we enter into what is probably going to be the third consecutive year of […]

River Shannon by Dr. Will O'ConnorFeb 13, 20144:38 pmOctober 24, 2017
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River Shannon eel report

The report ‘Biology and Management of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla, L) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland‘ is now available on-line at this site.  This report was originally submitted as a PhD thesis to the Zoology Department, […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorFeb 10, 20147:41 pmMarch 13, 2016
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Whales Preying on Eels in Deep Atlantic Ocean

When the threatened European eels cross the Atlantic Ocean to get to the Sargasso Sea to spawn, they swim in deep water. But this does not protect them from predators, researchers from the University of […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorJan 16, 20142:45 pmFebruary 17, 2014
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Eel numbers linked to ocean currents

The European eel has one of the most fascinating life-cycles on earth. Beginning life as a leaf-shaped larvae in the Sargasso sea, they make an amazing trans-Atlantic migration to the freshwater rivers of Europe, where […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorJan 14, 20146:41 pmMarch 22, 2014
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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 […]

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