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Story: Eels

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Overview: features and distribution

  3. New Zealand eels

  4. Life cycle and breeding grounds

  5. Export and fishery management

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Overview: features and distribution

Shortfin eels

Shortfin eels

From page 2 - New Zealand eels

Shortfinned and longfinned

Shortfinned and longfinned

A 16-kilo longfin

A 16-kilo longfin

Tagging eels

Tagging eels

Finding food

Finding food

Sensors

Sensors

From page 3 - Life cycle and breeding grounds

Life cycle

Life cycle

Glass eels

Glass eels

Elvers, Karāpiro spillway

Elvers, Karāpiro spillway

Fat head

Fat head

From page 4 - Export and fishery management

Smoked eel

Smoked eel

Embryo

Embryo

Tame eels, Lower Moutere

Tame eels, Lower Moutere

How to cite this page:

Paddy Ryan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/eels/media (accessed 6 February 2023)

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 24 Sep 2007

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