More than a million eels caught in Somerset
A project to catch a million baby eels on the River Parrett, Somerset, in one night gets underway.
A million baby eels to be rescued from river tonight
A project to catch a million baby eels on the River Parrett, Somerset, in one night gets underway later. Authorised fishermen with hand nets will be used to collect the elvers to move them upstream where they mature.
The eels are an endangered species but experts say that this year favourable conditions mean there are hundreds of millions.
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