Thirteen years after its own scientists recommended the American eel be protected, the federal government has decided not to ...

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 ...

The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience.

The Canadian government said its Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has recognized Anguilla rostrata as an important ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Texas marine researcher found a big surprise during a beach survey last week on Mustang Island. "This is basically as big as they get," Tunnell exclaimed in his video. "This thing is massive, it's ...

COTTONWOOD - An unusual catch turned up in a Lyon County lake, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. DNR fisheries workers conducting a lake survey June 23 on Cottonwood Lake ...

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 ...

Two Dominican nationals were sentenced for smuggling juvenile American eels from Puerto Rico. On Feb. 21, both defendants left Puerto Rico bound for the Dominican Republic in a boat that contained 30 ...