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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
European eels get a second chance at survival in UK rivers
Bristle-bottomed bridges are being fitted to weirs on Cumbrian rivers to enable European eels (Anguilla anguilla) to overcome the final barriers in their mammoth migrations that begin in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda. Weirs, dams […]
Elvers back on the menu following biggest harvest in 30 years
Fishermen have seen a 10 fold increase in the numbers of the fish, also known as elvers or glass eels, in the River Severn this spring.In recent years fishermen have caught just a few million of […]
Authorities to monitor eels in the Foyle again
A REPORT on eel stocks in the North West has recommended improved monitoring of fish in the River Foyle to make up for the absence of scientific analysis at present. The North Western River Basin District […]
Are IFI’s Elver Trapping Indices Accurate?
The European Eel has been listed as ‘Critically endangered’ according to the ‘Red List No. 5: Amphibians, Reptiles & Freshwater Fish’ (King et al., 2011). This is a reflection of the significant International decline of […]
Video on increase in Severn elver run 2013
Although eels are critically endangered a massive increase in numbers returning to the River Severn (and other rivers) was recorded this year. Which is good news for fishermen and for conservationists. This video explains and […]
