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Eels caught in Lower Lough Erne as part of a continuing trap and transport programme could be part of the species' salvation.
Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh is to be suspended for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh has been suspended over concerns about the quality of the catch taken from the lake, which is in the grip of an environmental crisis.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen in the U.S.'s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish. Baby eels, called ...
Regulators in Maine are pushing to raise the amount of baby eels that can be harvested from the state's waterways. The eels are typically worth over $2,000 per pound.
Given the continued critical state of European eel, the Council decided to continue the six-month closure period for any commercial eel fishing activities, with certain exemptions already agreed for ...
Around Lough Neagh, eel fishing supports some 300 families and contributes more than 3 million pounds a year to the local economy, but few young people are interested in working a demanding ...
Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish.