And this new essay by @1lauragutierrez explaining the #harms faced by #EuropeanEel #WorldEelDay beastlybusiness.org/2024/01/22/wha…

#WorldEelDay + we’re bringing you content ALL ABOUT EELS! European eels (Anguilla Anguilla) live in rivers, lakes, estuaries, + coastal waters, adapting to various salinities + temperatures. They're catadromous: living in freshwater, migrating to the sea to breed. #worldeelday24

Little is known about European eels (Anguilla anguilla), but extensive research has revealed some of their mysterious ways…let’s start with their lifecycle - watch below to hear all about it from Jack, our resident eel enthusiast. #worldeelday #worldeelday24 #AnguillaAnguilla

Take Your Eel By the Tail... 17th c. Dutch emblem book with all sorts of slippery advice for the youth! Newberry Library i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CA… #worldeelday #worldeelday24 #eels Surprised Eel Historian, PhD #emblems

#Worldeelday2024 and here's a nostalgic poem about eels in #Manaccan on the #Helfordriver back in the 1970s Eel Suitcase

How can we help our amazing eels? 🪢EEL ROPES🪢 are a low-cost, nature-based solution that lets eels bypass otherwise impassable barriers. Watch here: buff.ly/3WM82R8 #WorldEelDay #NatureBasedSolutions #EelConservation

Gorgeous workshop with children celebrating marine life and #Worldeelday in East Ruston today. Fun with an outdoor nature poetry trail, playing eels and ladders and making art and poems 🩵 #worldeelday24 Eel Suitcase Broads Authority LovetheBroads North Norfolk District Council #wonderofeels

It's #WorldEelDay...a day to champion this fascinating fish! What’s not to love about a global ceelebration! Of course, in this house we celebrate Eel Day *everyday*

Beautiful prints and blocks made by Andrew Worman and Loukas Morley in our exhibition at NWT Cley Marshes Eel Suitcase #worldeelday #worldeelday24

Finally, to round off #WorldEelDay, here’s an ‘eely’ good talk Jack delivered on everything about the European Eel! Jack is behind the #ForgottenFishProject👉tinyurl.com/3hz6xr6x Tune into the talk: youtu.be/BGxASCtoHfM + repost to show your support for #WorldEelday24!

Huge thanks to all those who helped with the World Eel Day pop up show today! This film was taken as we put it up #worldeelday #worldeelday24 Ruthie Collins @SEGandrewK

A reminder, on #WorldEelDay, that eels are *the* most heavily trafficked animal on earth, both in terms of numbers and value.

World Eel Day 2025!16th May - Huge thanks to @foxsnails for another fantastic poster and for suggesting this year's optional theme: Eelvasion! Tag/# us in your eel activities to get involved #eels #worldeelday #worldeelday2025 eels.cargo.site

🐍 It’s #EelWeek2025! The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) travels 5,000–7,000km from the Sargasso Sea to the Thames: one of nature’s greatest migrations. But it’s critically endangered. Dive in: 🔗 Fish Migration Roadmap thamesestuarypartnership.org/fish-migration… #ThamesEstuary #EuropeanEel

🧵🧠 Think you know eels? Let’s see how slippery your science is… Take our #EelWeek2025 quiz and test your freshwater fish facts 👇 1/ Q1: True or False European eels can travel across wet surfaces to bypass migration barriers. 🐍🌧️

2/ Q2: How far do they migrate to spawn in the Sargasso Sea? A. 1,000 km B. 3,000 km C. 5,000–7,000 km D. 10,000 km 🌊🧭

3/ Q3: What’s the term for a young eel migrating into freshwater? A. Leptocephalus B. Glass eel C. Elver D. Yellow eel 🦯💧

4/ Q4: What’s the leading cause of their population decline? A. Natural predators B. Climate change C. Barriers & overfishing D. Lack of food 📉🌍