The eel pass at Brentford was switched on earlier this week, and today (Friday April 18th) we recorded the first three elvers using it. In 2013, the first year of operation, the pass was not ready for use until May 10th, so it is hoped that this year, even more eels will be recorded passing through Brentford and reaching the end of their 2,700-mile journey from the Sargasso Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean.
If you'd like to help with the monitoring, and live locally, we're holding training sessions on April 29th and May 14th in conjunction with the Zoological Society of London. For more details, please contact
chris.cockel@environmenttrust.co.uk or
joe.pecorelli@zsl.org
The first elvers of 2014
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