Eels. Just the name can bring shivers to some. Slippery, slimy and wiggly like snakes. All true, but some of us think they are amazing creatures. Yes, I confess to being enamored of these slippery ...

American eels are slimy, sinuous creatures that slither their slender, scaled bodies through water both fresh and salty. But not much is known about this elusive eel, found in nearly every aquatic ...

After Canada announced Tuesday it wouldn’t list the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, some First Nations people with cultural and spiritual ties to the species are questioning the decision.

The federal government has decided against listing the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, a move that comes after more than a decade of indecision and years of chaos and controversy in the ...

To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Carlin Allison of Doniphan on a rare feat, catching a state record American eel. Allison was catfishing on the Current ...

RIPLEY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Doniphan man caught a state record American eel. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Carlin Allison was catfishing on the Current River on July 26 when ...

American Eels have one of the most complex and interesting life cycles of any fish in Vermont. They hatch in the Sargasso Sea, an area of the North Atlantic Ocean east of the Florida, Georgia coast.

This week I had a young visitor who rushed into the Oceanarium with his bucket and a very ailing American eel. Charlie wanted to see if I could revive it. I told him that eels are very adaptable, but ...