Eel Migration
One of nature’s most incredible journeys is the eel migration. Eels travel thousands of miles from freshwater to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. They leave the European rivers to travel to the North Atlantic to breed for one single time before they die.
According to researcher, Ros Wright, who is studying the endangered species, “This is the first time we’ve been able to track eels to the Sargasso Sea and we are delighted we have the first direct evidence of adult European eels reaching their spawning area. Their journey will reveal information about eel migration that has never been known before.” Ocean currents and climate change are negatively impacting the eel’s lives, where there’s been a drastic decline in the past 20 years (BBC).