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Silver eels by Dr. Will O'ConnorDec 20, 20137:08 amFebruary 13, 2014
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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 […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 24, 20136:26 pmMarch 13, 2016
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European eel stocks remain critical, ICES warns

The latest official advice realeased by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to the European Union (EU) shows that whilst there has been a slight increase in glass eel recruitment, the status of […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 16, 201311:01 amMarch 13, 2016
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Is the ESB doing enough to help silver eels on the Shannon?

A press release from Inland Fisheries Ireland below indicates that they are satisfied with current silver eel mitigation measures used on the River Shannon. The current approach attempts to capture outmigrating silver eels in coghill […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 16, 201310:27 amNovember 16, 2013
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Maine elver fishery to face harvest cuts in 2014

Regulators have agreed to allow Maine’s lucrative glass eel fishery to remain open next year as long as Maine officials devise a plan that will cut the state’s 2014 catch by at least 25 percent. […]

Jellied eels by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 16, 201310:24 amMay 10, 2015
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Sales of jellied eels booming outside London

Sales of jellied eels are soaring outside London for the first time. Tesco has seen its jellied eel sales grow by 35 per cent in the past two years since it began selling them in places including […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 16, 201310:17 amNovember 16, 2013
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Plunging eel stocks spell hard times for a global delicacy

From the food stalls and pie shops of Dickensian London to haute cuisine restaurants in Tokyo, the eel has a long and rich culinary history that transcends classes and national borders. But it is becoming […]

General eel posts by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 14, 201310:40 amNovember 16, 2013
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“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 […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorNov 13, 201310:47 amNovember 16, 2013
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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 […]

Eel recovery plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorSep 12, 20136:31 amSeptember 12, 2013
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EC demands new legislation to save European eel

The EC said this week that fresh legislation is urgently needed to save the European eel stock. In a resolution this week, MEPs said that European eel stocks have declined by at least 95% in […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorAug 17, 20138:24 pmAugust 18, 2013
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IFM European Eel Conference: Breaking Down Barriers

IFM European Eel Conference: Breaking Down Barriers The conference was organised by the Institute of Fisheries Management, in association with the Sustainable Eel Group, Environment Agency and Fishmongers Company. It brought together an international line […]

European eel by Dr. Will O'ConnorAug 17, 20138:21 pm
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Eels could take 200 years to recover, leading scientist warns

Eels are likely to take up to 200 years to recover to healthy levels even if Europe acts in concert to save it, a conference was told.Willem Dekker, one of the world’s leading experts on […]

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