Eeling Contests
Upper Coromandel
—TINA MORGAN
I was surprised that no mention was made of children’s eeling competitions in the article "The Disappearing of Eels’ Forest & Bird, May 2004. It saddens me how often one reads that there is an eeling competition for children running alongside fishing competitions for their elders. Later, a picture might appear in the local paper of rows of eels caught, and apparently
wasted, by the children. I have written letters of protest several times to organisers of these events, but, not surprisingly, have never received a reply. Surely it is time that the eel became a fully protected species, along with other native animals. They are no less precious than other freshwater fish, and should be given protection.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 3
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