Mystery Travelers: EELS

1.) They spend decades in ______and ______, then cross ______and spawn in secret.

2.) How long does it take Ray Turner to build the traps?

3.) How long does the eel run last?

4.) When does the eel run occur?

5.) The eel is the “______of ______”.

6.) What is flying above to capture the migrating eels as well as Ray Turner?

7.) When the eel run is good, how many eels can Turner capture?

8.) Explain what Ray Turner does to the biggest female eel and why?

9.) How many eggs can a female eel lay? Name:

10.)How much money does Ray Turner make from selling eels?

11.)Do people eat eel?

12.)How should an eel be prepared or cooked?

13.)Freshwater eels, of the genus ______are ______fishes.

14.)How many species of eel are there?

15.)How many subspecies?

16.)Explain difference between anadromous and catadromous fish:

17.)Where do you usually find female eels?

18.)Where do you usually find male eels?

19.) NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS WHAT? (THIS IS INCREDIBLE!) Name:

20.) Eels that you catch in ponds or creeks emerged from eggs in which sea?

21.)Describe why James Prosek (the author) does not attempt to keep eels anymore:

22.)Will eels emerge from water to take offerings of food? YES OR NO

23.)List some organisms that eels will eat:

24.)What is one of the greatest unseen journey’s of any creature on the planet:

25.)List some of the dangers that eels face along the way: Name:

26.)List a problem that scientists found while studying eels:

27.)When do sex organs appear in eels and why is this a problem?

28.)Johannes Schmidt amassed data showing that the farther from the European coast, the ______.

29.)Where did Johannes Schmidt believe that eels spawn?

30.)In 1991, what did the scientists find out in the Pacific Ocean?

31.)Nineteen years later, what are these two dudes doing?

32.)Why is it so difficult to find eels spawning?

33.)For James Prosek (the author) what is the greatest beauty about eels? Name:

34.)Describe what is happening to the eel populations:

35.)In November 2004, what did the 2 brothers attempt?

36.)What is causing a HUGE problem for eels in the St. Lawrence River System?

37.)What occurred in February of 2007?

38.)What could occur to eels that survive the dams?

39.)Why is eel never served raw?

40.)What is the eel dish that people eat called? Name:

41.)What are baby eels called and why?

42.)How long is the eel season in Maine?

43.)Why did Yang quit making shark fin soup?

44.)What does “tuna” mean for indigenous people?

45.)The eel is a morehu, which means ______.