THE COUNTER story covering the global eel market
Slimy, smuggled and worth more than gold: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel? by Karen Pinchin, 11.03.2021 “Using court documents; rare access to restricted…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/baby-eels-elvers-lucrative-next-indigenous-moderate-livelihood-fishery-nova-scotia-1.5977446
An ambitious project aims to #rewild the concrete Los Angeles River, offering fresh hope for the migratory steelhead trout isolated in its mountain headwaters. 🐟
“It sounds lofty, but based on the science, it is achievable.” 👇👇
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/endangered-trout-return-to-the-los-angeles-river
After a first read, I note this report summarises several good ideas for the transformation of the European hydropower sector in order to enhance the environment for fishes @EcofactEcology @EelGroup @EelStewardship @WWFLeadWater @Shoal_Org @dupan_info @SEGandrewK @WillemXDekker https://twitter.com/WWFEU/status/1379355729367339010
The future of Europe’s migratory 🐟 is slipping away. #Hydropower dams block their routes to spawn & trap vital sediments.
But hydropower can limit the damage to nature.
Here's how 👉
https://www.wwf.eu/?2329866/Hydropower-sector-in-Europe-needs-to-focus-on-transformation-not-development
