Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

The EU fisheries ministers have for the first time agreed for a temporary closure of 3 months in 2018 for the European eel fisheries in all EU waters, including the Baltic Sea. While WWF regards this ...

image: European eels spawn in the subtropical Sargasso Sea but spend most of their adult life in a range of fresh- and brackish waters, across Europe and Northern Africa. Using whole-genome analysis, ...

DNA testing has confirmed widespread – and probably illegal – international trading of critically endangered European eels. A research team led by the University of Exeter carried out “DNA barcoding” ...

Despite the European Union's ban on the export of critically endangered European glass eels in 2010, the animals are still being illegally trafficked in record numbers and face a high risk of ...

Scientist have revealed the first stage of the European eels mysterious migration to the Sargasso Sea by attaching pop up satellite tags to eels. The spawning migration of European eels from rivers ...

Few animals have sparked humanity’s curiosity as much as the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Until a recent past, this slimy, slippery, snake-shaped, incredibly agile fish inhabited virtually every body of ...

Rare European eels are thought to cross the Atlantic Ocean to breed, but not all of them finish the ambitious voyage. Some meet their end in the bellies of deep-diving whales, new research reveals.

The European eel’s biology and ecology never cease to amaze us. At the elver stage, certain individuals swim up estuaries to grow in rivers, whereas others spend their entire life cycle at sea. In ...

Editor's Note: This article was provided by our partner, ScienceNordic. The original is here. How the American and European eels emerged as two independent species has long been shrouded in mystery.

The EU fisheries ministers have for the first time agreed for a temporary closure of 3 months in 2018 for the European eel fisheries in all EU waters, including the Baltic Sea. While WWF regards this ...