At the same time, Seamus Gallagher makes a wild claim that humans don’t know much about how eels breed and that is why they are one of nature’s greatest mysteries. Here’s whether eel ...

Young eels, called glass eels, are caught in the wild and raised on farms like this. No farms have been able to efficiently breed the eels in captivity. So farmers depend on the catch of young ...

Ellen Ruppel Shell takes a deep dive into the facts, figures and fascinating people that swirl around the intriguing eel.

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: We're in London, England, and today we're going to see how jellied eels are made. If you think that fish and chips is the most traditional ...

Current research has focused on the critically endangered Anguilla anguilla, commonly known as the European eel.While its export outside the European Union is tightly regulated, large quantities ...

There are serious concerns surrounding the sustainability of eels, both wild and farmed (as even these are raised from wild elvers). The Marine Conservation Society advises to avoid eating eels as ...

Live eels at a composting site following the excavation of Salty Creek at Westminster Avenue by contractors for Napier City Council. Photo / Merv McNatty Eels hauled up from a stream during digger ...