11-2-11: Stream of Troubles for a Backwards Fish
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American eel. Photo credit: NOAA.
The American eel, or Anguilla rostrada, is one of the strangest and most contrarian fishes in the world, with a migration pattern opposite that of most species. But its populations are declining, in part because of overfishing for seafood markets in Europe and Asia, and because a growing number of their streams are blocked by dams and development.
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