100-year-old mystery solved: Adult eel observed for the first time in the Sargasso Sea
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 27 October, 2015
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After more than a century of speculation, researchers have finally proved that American eels really do migrate to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce. A team of Canadian scientists reports having established the migratory route of this species by tracking 28 eels fitted with satellite transmitters. One of these fish reached the northern boundary of the Sargasso Sea, the presumed reproduction site for the species, after a 2,400 km journey....