He weighed in seven hounds and two
eels for 27.94kg.
"They are said to resemble
eels with a horse-like mane running along the back.
When supply is abundant, swamp
eels are sold for P120 to P150 a kilogram, the farmers said.
Mr Ellis added: "We have safely put the
eel back in a nearby canal so it can continue exploring our wonderful waterways.
Or the Gulf Stream may weaken a southward-flowing current called the shelf break jet, which may hinder
eel larvae from reaching their destination.
She says "We kept it alive and after identifying and weighing the
eel we released it back into the dam to fight another day".
The European
eel is found and exploited in fresh, brackish and coastal waters throughout most of Europe (though in the Black Sea area, natural occurrence is doubtful) and along the Mediterranean coasts of Africa and Asia.
Okay, so now we are all
eel experts, but still it would be good to know a bit more, so I expanded my research by telephone and spoke to some real
eel guys.
Caption: When its prey fights back, an electric
eel repositions its body to boost the zap.
Eels are known to cross short distances of land between water sources but Surf Snowdonia believe the most likely explanation would be that they entered the water in a holding bay between the hydro-electric plant and the lagoon.
After a number of phone calls to different organisations, the Environment Agency gave permission for staff at the plant, operated by px limited, to return
eels and fish - believed to be freshwater dace - into the River Tees.