[HN Gopher] The Search for the Origin of Eels
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       The Search for the Origin of Eels
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2022-09-19 00:44 UTC (22 hours ago)
        
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       | philshem wrote:
       | This New Yorker article from 2020 is actually a book review, but
       | I found the article more interesting than the book
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       | https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/where-do-eels-...
        
       | BerislavLopac wrote:
       | My hovercraft is full of them.
        
         | jaclaz wrote:
         | >My hovercraft is full of them.
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         | Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait 'til lunchtime.
        
         | neonate wrote:
         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grA5XmBRC6g
        
       | stevenwoo wrote:
       | TLDR, no one wants to fund a GPS tagging operating for European
       | and American eels (that are a crop to be harvested), it was
       | attempted in the 2010's but the tags fell off before they got
       | close to the spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. The Japanese
       | have already done this for their native eels and know the full
       | life cycle for their population of eels. This is important
       | because then one knows more clearly if the species is in danger
       | of being overfished.
        
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       | comfypotato wrote:
       | Fascinating creatures.
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       | I've experienced a noticeable increase in internet eel content
       | lately. I can't help but wonder if it isn't in part because of
       | TikTok's "eel pit guy" [1]. I'm not sure when I started following
       | him, but it was a great content story. He built an eel pit
       | (exactly what it sounds like) beneath his house taking much care
       | to create an ideal environment for eels. I was ecstatic when it
       | finally came time for the eels to explore their new home.
       | 
       | Also eel-related: if you came to this comment section out of
       | interest in electric eels (not actually eels technically), I
       | highly recommend "The Shocking History of Electric Fishes" [2].
       | It's a fun read (for a history book).
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       | [1] https://www.tiktok.com/@cowturtle?lang=en [2]
       | https://academic.oup.com/book/26948
        
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