AMSTERDAM -- When a poacher with a baseball bat mugged Willem Dekker for his baby eels, it was further confirmation for the Dutch biologist that the species is in trouble. The European eel, a ...

It never ceases to amaze us how many sea creatures remain unknown or unseen by most people. The ocean is incredibly vast, with much of it still undiscovered, which is why this is likely your first ...

A large gray serpent-like eel with a large lump in its stomach swims through the dark ocean. Ocean explorers recently stumbled upon an extremely unusual sight in the Pacific's deep sea — a rare, ...

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 ...

Imagine you’re a Japanese eel, swimming around just minding your own business when—bam! A predatory fish swallows you whole and you only have a few minutes to make your escape before certain death.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments have reached a deal imposing strict limits on catching eels to stop the depleted species from becoming extinct in European waters, diplomats and ...