xyzqvc t1_isf3n7v wrote
Perhaps next we can figure out how to save European eels from extinction, adult numbers are dangerously low. So low that you shouldn't actually catch or eat them anymore.
Serious_Guy_ t1_isixzmr wrote
If it's anything like the New Zealand species of eels, it's largely the loss of habitat from land being drained for farming and rivers being blocked by dams for hydropower that have made them endangered, not overfishing.
xyzqvc t1_isiym4l wrote
Habitat loss is the main problem. It just doesn't help if we eat up the few remaining eels before they can breed.
Serious_Guy_ t1_isj5t6x wrote
Yeah, it's a shame. I have fond memories of catching and eating eels as a kid. They were everywhere. I would never catch one now.
xyzqvc t1_isj88rt wrote
The beasts have torn more than one fishing line for me. As delicious as they are, they are difficult to catch. If they break the line with plumb bob you can start all over to gauge the depth of the water. These are smart fish, they eat the bait off your hook and you don't notice. There used to be so many eels that they were poor people's food. If things went well you could catch a dozen in a few hours of bottom fishing. Today I could sit there for a week and not catch a single eel. Another species that will soon only appear in books.
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