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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 […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorAug 17, 20133:03 pmAugust 18, 2013
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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 by Dr. Will O'ConnorJun 17, 20138:12 pmAugust 18, 2013
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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 […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorMay 17, 20138:14 pmAugust 18, 2013
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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 […]

Eel management plan by Dr. Will O'ConnorMay 13, 201311:09 amMarch 13, 2016
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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 […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 18, 201311:08 amAugust 18, 2013
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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 […]

Elvers by Dr. Will O'ConnorApr 17, 20138:18 pmAugust 18, 2013
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Lough Neagh eels on a slippery slope?

EUROPEAN UNION proposals to ban eel fishing on Lough Neagh and close the Toome eel fishery have produced an angry response from Mid-Ulster MLA Francie Molloy. Two European countries, Ireland and Norway, have already banned all […]

European eel by Dr. Will O'ConnorMar 18, 20133:45 pmNovember 16, 2013
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Welcome to our new WordPress Powered site

We are very happy to be launching a new WordPress powered site. Using WordPress technology will allow us to update this site more regularly, and  we hope that this will increase interest in both the […]

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