Interesting article on eels

[Ken L]

Well, this is awkward for the "critically endangered" brigade:

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-04-24/why-fishermen-cant-move-millions-of-baby-eels-from-part-of-river-severn

[chesters1]

Perhaps a government licenced elver fisherman had COVID for a few days so couldn't denude an entire river system last year?

What to bet once it's spotted in the press the elvers seen are now being sold in the countries that buy them !

Edited April 25, 2023 by chesters1

[Ken L]

1 hour ago, chesters1 said:

Perhaps a government licenced elver fisherman had COVID for a few days so couldn't denude an entire river system last year?

What to bet once it's spotted in the press the elvers seen are now being sold in the countries that buy them !

They catch tons of elvers from the Severn every year and a good number of them are transported to Lough Neagh, to grow on and then be commercially harvested for sale. Some are undoubtedly seeded into other waters, but calling it conservation is a push.

If they really wanted to conserve eel stocks, we'd see a mink cull. They love eels and I see them chomping on them 10 times for every time I see a mink eating another fish species.

The time to cull them was during covid, when the Danes culled their farmed mink - instead, the government planned a cat cull!

 

[chesters1]

Otters love them as well ,before release train the otters to kill mink then the problems less ,even more if you can train mink to kill signal crayfish .

Things are "on the edge of extinction" when it's convenient you never hear when evidence is found of the opposite ! There's far rarer horse species than cuddly wild animals that bring in money for charities .

Saw a charridy demanding a tenner a month for Ukrainian kids ,**** me I can get a semi blind African a indian kid with cataracts , 2donkeys an orangutan and a pretend dirty well for less!

Edited April 25, 2023 by chesters1