New research dispels myth that European Eels are trapped in the Mediterranean
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 07:00
in Earth & Climate
Eels have been tracked more than 2000km from lagoons of the Mediterranean Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean, announced an international team of scientists today. This world first discovery brings to an end a long running debate about whether eels in the Mediterranean were trapped there and unable to find the Straits of Gibraltar and navigate back to the Atlantic.