New York: Eel Count in Poughkeepsie for World Fish Migration Day
This is Big Business in the State on Maine.
Curious about eels? Join us on Saturday, April 21st and watch DEC educators count, weigh, and then release baby ‘glass’ eels upstream. The eel count will take place at 12 noon on the Fall Kill creek between the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum and Upper Landing Park, which can be accessed by taking the elevator from the Walkway over the Hudson. This eel count is part of World Fish Migration Day, a global initiative to create awareness about the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. More than 300 events are scheduled world-wide.
The Hudson River estuary is home to more than 220 species of fish, including several species such as herring, shad, sturgeon, and eels that migrate from the Atlantic Ocean into the river and its tributaries to spawn each spring. Now in its 11th year, the Hudson River juvenile American eel program takes place from early March until May at 10 sites from Staten Island to New Baltimore. Citizen scientists—students, teachers, college interns, and community volunteers—check nets and eel ‘mops’ daily throughout the season, helping guide the conservation of this fish.
Source: New York Fish and Wildlife Press Release and Photo
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