The Asian swamp eel is an air-breathing fish that can move across land to new locations. Florida offers ideal habitat.

DANVILLE — Six American eels swam in Mahoning Creek on Thursday ... About 100 middle school students, including science classes, watched the fish being released from a blue and white cooler.

Conte Wildlife and Fish Reservation, explained to students that while here in the Connecticut River, American eels fulfill a critical function in the food web by transporting freshwater mussels.

NovaEel had proposed to build an aquaculture facility in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia to raise baby eels to adult ...

The American eel, Whiteduck said, is a sacred fish with "spiritual significance for us." "We want our population, which continues to grow, to also go back to [catching] the eel, to use it as food ...

Preparing eel isn't difficult, but it can be unpleasant because of the slippery, slimy skin. Most seafood vendors will offer to remove the skin for you, but for this dish, you need it on (it's ...