Great New Book: "Eels" by James Prosek

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Worth reading. Some remarkable information about these incredibly important and mysterious fish. Though his first experiences with eels were as striper bait, he spends a great deal of time on the cultural significance of the eel in south pacific cultures, and the current state of eel science and the fishery.

Now in serious decline, eels are (were) found almost worldwide. They were once up to 50% of the biomass in american river systems, and still account for 15% of the world's commercial fishery. (Who knew? I just buy them at Twin Maples, whap them on a rock and go fishing...)

He writes a great story. If you're interested in this fish in particular, or the health and future of fisheries in general, take a look.