PLYMOUTH – Move over, herring; American eels are making a seasonal run as the wiggly darlings of local rivers and streams. The slippery and mysterious fish have been making their way up Town Brook ...

At first, the sight of even one or two juvenile American eels wriggling about in the holding tank atop the Daniels Dam near Ellicott City was encouraging, said William Harbold, a biologist with the ...

Unlike most eel species, which live in saltwater their entire lives, the American eel spends most of its life in freshwater before returning to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. It’s probably their final ...

Migrating American eels will find it much easier to reach freshwater habitats in coming years thanks to a new eelway being installed at a key Delaware dam. The eelway, coming to the Millsboro Dam at a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X At first, the sight of even one or two juvenile American eels wriggling about in the holding tank ...

At first, the sight of even one or two juvenile American eels wriggling about in the holding tank atop the Daniels Dam near Ellicott City was encouraging, said William Harbold, a biologist with the ...