Tag Archives: Eels

Renewed calls for commercial ban of eel and elver fishing

Posted on 30/01/2013 by Admin

Following the prosecution of an angler for killing eels by the Environment Agency last week, the Angling Trust has renewed its call for an urgent ban on the commercial fishing of eels and elvers, which have experienced a decline of … Continue reading →

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The ZSL’s ‘Citizen Science’ European Eel monitoring Report 2012

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Admin

The Zoological Society of London’s Citizen Science, European Eel monitoring project Report for 2012 Executive Summary Over the past 30 years it has become apparent that European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment into European rivers has declined rapidly and despite the … Continue reading →

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Thames Anglers’ Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme

Posted on 25/04/2012 by Admin

Thames Anglers' Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme The Thames Anglers' Conservancy in partnership with the Zoological Society for London has taken on the monitoring of the newly installed eel trap at Molesey weir.Ten volunteers from the TAC have received … Continue reading →

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Amazing captures in the Lower Thames Survey

Posted on 15/09/2011 by Admin

The Environment Agency Fisheries team have been carrying out surveys along the river Thames and the TAC were invited along to help for a day, of course we were delighted to accept. The fish survey is carried by out using … Continue reading →

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Surprise captures from the amazing River Thames

Posted on 06/10/2010 by Admin

News report from TAC member Steve Holmes When the TAC attended their second set of fish surveys with the Environment Agency on the Thames at Richmond and Battersea, little did we know that bass, flounders, gobies and prawns would be … Continue reading →

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