Eel scientist Dr Don Jellyman with a very large female longfin eel (1.5m long and 14 kg) caught during surveying in the Selwyn River. This eel could easily be over 100 years old! (Photo: NIWA)
Eel scientist Dr Don Jellyman with a very large female longfin eel (1.4 m long and 8.5 kg) caught during surveying in the Selwyn River. Due to the selective removal of larger individuals by fishing, eels this size are now very rare (Photo: NIWA).
