In first place was Dave Leader with two conger
eels for 3.02kg.
"The European
eels live in freshwater but when it is ready to breed it swims out into the Sargasso Sea.
About five to six pieces of the
eels make a kilogram.
The five-foot
eel, thought to have swum 3,500 miles from Bermuda, was rescued from the Ridgacre Branch Canal, near Carters Green
As the scientists nail down more specifics of how ocean circulation changes and navigational ability affect larval survival, they can provide better predictions for how to sustain
eel populations and
eel fisheries, especially as the ocean conditions continue to change in the future.
Eels are interesting in that they are catadromous--meaning they breed at sea and grow in fresh water--migrating up rivers as "Glass
eels" and "Elvers".
The Bay of Biscay area receives approximately ninety per cent of all glass
eel recruitment; yellow and silver
eel are more evenly spread over the wide distribution area.
Tony buys his
eels from the
eel guy, Marty, from Holland Seafoods in Arapahoe, NC.
Electric
eels are even more shocking than biologists thought.
Staff are being asked to watch out for
eels in the water although no further sightings have been reported.
Phil Rippon, fisheries technical specialist for the Environment Agency, said: "We are delighted that the staff team at px were diligent enough to catch and preserve these
eels and fish, so that they could be returned to their natural environment.
Customs officers at Sofia International Airport have thwarted an attempt to smuggle into Bulgaria two million European baby
eels, a critically endangered species.