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The Search for the Origin of Eels
- BerislavLopac 4y agoMy hovercraft is full of them.
- stevenwoo 4y agoTLDR, no one wants to fund a GPS tagging operating for European and American eels (that are a crop to be harvested), it was attempted in the 2010's but the tags fell off before they got close to the spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. The Japanese have already done this for their native eels and know the full life cycle for their population of eels. This is important because then one knows more clearly if the species is in danger of being overfished.
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- philshem 4y agoThis New Yorker article from 2020 is actually a book review, but I found the article more interesting than the book https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/where-do-eels-come-from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/where-do-eels-...
- comfypotato 4y agoFascinating creatures. I've experienced a noticeable increase in internet eel content lately. I can't help but wonder if it isn't in part because of TikTok's "eel pit guy" [1]. I'm not sure when I started following him, but it was a great content story. He built an eel pit (exactly what it sounds like) beneath his house taking much care to create an ideal environment for eels. I was ecstatic when it finally came time for the eels to explore their new home. Also eel-related: if you came to this comment section out of interest in electric eels (not actually eels technically), I highly recommend "The Shocking History of Electric Fishes" [2]. It's a fun read (for a history book). [1] https://www.tiktok.com/@cowturtle?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@cowturtle?lang=en [2] https://academic.oup.com/book/26948 https://academic.oup.com/book/26948