(Source: CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) 05 October 2016 Research published today reveals the results of their investigation into the deepest secrets of the oceanic migrations and behaviour of the European eel, one of the world's least understood fish. The team, led by Cefas' Dr David Righton, under the auspices of the 'eeliad' project, tagged more than 700 eels at their autumn departure from European rivers, and tracked them as they journeyed to spawning areas in the Sargasso Sea. Over 200 tags were recovered, allowing the scientists to map more than 5000km of the migration route from Europe to the Sargasso Sea. Scientists also showed the risks that eels...
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