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Fisheries Now: American Eel, Julia Beaty
Fisheries Now: American Eel, Julia Beaty
Maine Sea Grant Publications
The American eel is the only species in the Gulf of Maine that spends most of its life in freshwater but spawns in the Sargasso Sea, a large area of the Atlantic Ocean south of Bermuda and east of the Bahamas. American eel larvae (known as leptocephali) are transported by ocean currents for nearly a year until they reach the east coast of North America.
Fisheries Then: American Eel, Julia Beaty
Fisheries Then: American Eel, Julia Beaty
Maine Sea Grant Publications
Once abundant in nearly all Maine rivers, American eels (Anguilla rostrata) were an important food source for residents of Downeast Maine, especially during the fall and winter. This article takes a look at American eels fisheries in historical context.