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I was hoping the article would include a map of the migration route.

nkurz 11y ago
There's a map in the linked Nature paper: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/151027/ncomms9705/fig_tab/ncomms9705_F2.html http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/151027/ncomms9705/fig_tab/... It's pretty direct: these particular eels appear to swim north along the shore to the outlet of the St. Lawrence River, then more or less straight south to the Sargasso Sea.
- pvaldes 11y ago
  Critically endangered species. Market value of up to $2600 a pound in Japan since Fukushima. 50% of American eels and more than 80% of European eels wipped in the last years Seriously... What where they thinking?. And what will be next? The efficient rhino poacher's guide and roadmaps? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/american-eel-is-in-danger-of-extinction/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/american-eel-is-in...
  - nkurz 11y ago
    Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think you are understanding the issue. These adult eels spend their lives in the rivers of Atlantic Canada. They come down the river once in their lives to breed thousands of miles away in the North Atlantic. The young eels somehow then make their way back to the rivers. The high prices are for the "glass eels", the juvenile stage. They are caught with nets in the river as they return. This article is about the path taken by the adult eels from the river, to the ocean. Knowing the rough path they take in the ocean is unlikely to help anyone catch more eels. If you want to catch the eels, you do it in the small river, rather than in the open ocean. Knowing more about their reproduction helps us understand and protect eels. Do you have reason to believe this is not the case? Here's a parallel story about the European Eels: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/8273877.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/827...
    - pvaldes 11y ago
      The real money here is not in the glass eels

nkurz 11y ago

There's a map in the linked Nature paper: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/151027/ncomms9705/fig_tab/ncomms9705_F2.html http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/151027/ncomms9705/fig_tab/... It's pretty direct: these particular eels appear to swim north along the shore to the outlet of the St. Lawrence River, then more or less straight south to the Sargasso Sea.

pvaldes 11y ago
Critically endangered species. Market value of up to $2600 a pound in Japan since Fukushima. 50% of American eels and more than 80% of European eels wipped in the last years Seriously... What where they thinking?. And what will be next? The efficient rhino poacher's guide and roadmaps? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/american-eel-is-in-danger-of-extinction/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/american-eel-is-in...
- nkurz 11y ago
  Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think you are understanding the issue. These adult eels spend their lives in the rivers of Atlantic Canada. They come down the river once in their lives to breed thousands of miles away in the North Atlantic. The young eels somehow then make their way back to the rivers. The high prices are for the "glass eels", the juvenile stage. They are caught with nets in the river as they return. This article is about the path taken by the adult eels from the river, to the ocean. Knowing the rough path they take in the ocean is unlikely to help anyone catch more eels. If you want to catch the eels, you do it in the small river, rather than in the open ocean. Knowing more about their reproduction helps us understand and protect eels. Do you have reason to believe this is not the case? Here's a parallel story about the European Eels: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/8273877.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/827...
  - pvaldes 11y ago
    The real money here is not in the glass eels