All 19 species of Anguillid eels migrate from the sea, where they are born, to the freshwater systems in which they grow. After a period of up to 20 years, they reach maturity and return to the sea to ...

The European Eel is a critically endangered fish species with a dramatic decline the past 30 years, less than 5% is left of the stock. Conservation efforts have so far failed to deliver and scientific ...

The Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir announced the £100,000 package to support fishermen after ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen in the U.S.'s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish. Baby eels, called elvers, ...

PORTLAND, Maine — They're wriggly, they're gross and they're worth more than $2,000 a pound. And soon, fishermen might be able to catch thousands of pounds of them for years to come. Baby eels, also ...

KAMPONG PHLUK, Cambodia — Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood. For millennia, fishermen like him have relied on the bounty of the Tonle Sap in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some teenage Japanese eels have found a way to avoid becoming a fish ...