Cambridge, UK, 1st November 2010—On the day the fishing season for juvenile European Eels begins, the European Union (EU) has still to decide what quantities can be legally exported. The fishing ...

Sand eels are not even eels. They are long, thin fish, useful to humans only to produce fishmeal. But puffins and kittiwakes love them; and in view of these birds’ declining numbers, the UK last year ...

The EU has taken legal action against the UK, arguing that its ban on sand eel fishing in North Sea waters violates post-Brexit fishing agreements, Reuters reported. The case challenges UK ...

A 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) conger eel was caught off the southwestern coast of the United Kingdom near Devon. (Plymouth Fisheries) A silvery-gray conger eel had already gone limp by the time fishermen ...

Case could complicate Britain's relations reset with EU Tribunal's decision may lead to EU retaliatory actions Britain cites environmental reasons for sand eel fishing ban THE HAGUE, Jan 28 (Reuters) ...

Cambridge, UK, 15th November 2019—TRAFFIC is warning of a surge in international glass eel smuggling cases as the new fishing season gets underway across Europe, and urges enforcement authorities to ...

Gary McErlain said the support package has left people with a lot of questions. A new financial scheme to support eel fishermen on Lough Neagh should be "urgently" reconsidered, according to a seventh ...

Two eel screens have been installed at a Northumberland pumping station in the River Tyne. Northumbrian Water says the pair of screens, which are part of an £11m environmental programme, are part of ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They've existed ...