Thousands of dead eels wash up on Canterbury beach

Thousands of dead eels wash up on Canterbury beach

Thousands of dead eels have turned up on a Canterbury beach, shocking locals. Environment Canterbury said the deaths at Birdlings Flat were natural and...

If the Somme and its tributaries were once known for its eels, the species is now in the process of extinction. The Somme's fishing federation and the protection of the aquatic environment calls on the state for a moratorium to prohibit fishing for this fish.