Eel Suitcase

Using writing, illustration and absurdity to talk about the critically endangered European Eel, with @LukeThompson210 & @JohnDKilburn Header illo Fox Vincent.

[Eel Suitcase @eelsuitcase]

World Eel Day 2025!16th May - Huge thanks to @foxsnails for another fantastic poster and for suggesting this year's optional theme: Eelvasion!
Tag/# us in your eel activities to get involved

#eels #worldeelday #worldeelday2025

https://t.co/HI1RRxOMvf

[Thames Estuary Partnership @ThamesEstPart]

🐍 It’s #EelWeek2025!
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) travels 5,000–7,000km from the Sargasso Sea to the Thames: one of nature’s greatest migrations.
But it’s critically endangered.
Dive in:
🔗 Fish Migration Roadmap https://t.co/6XhSbxP5ON 
#ThamesEstuary #EuropeanEel

[Thames Estuary Partnership @ThamesEstPart]

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Q4: What’s the leading cause of their population decline?
A. Natural predators
B. Climate change
C. Barriers & overfishing
D. Lack of food
📉🌍

[Thames Estuary Partnership @ThamesEstPart]

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Q3: What’s the term for a young eel migrating into freshwater?
A. Leptocephalus
B. Glass eel
C. Elver
D. Yellow eel
🦯💧

[Thames Estuary Partnership @ThamesEstPart]

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Q2: How far do they migrate to spawn in the Sargasso Sea?
A. 1,000 km
B. 3,000 km
C. 5,000–7,000 km
D. 10,000 km
🌊🧭

[Thames Estuary Partnership @ThamesEstPart]

🧵🧠 Think you know eels? Let’s see how slippery your science is…
Take our #EelWeek2025 quiz and test your freshwater fish facts 👇

1/
Q1: True or False
European eels can travel across wet surfaces to bypass migration barriers.
🐍🌧️

[Eel Suitcase @eelsuitcase]

World Eel Day 2025!16th May - Huge thanks to @foxsnails for another fantastic poster and for suggesting this year's optional theme: Eelvasion!
Tag/# us in your eel activities to get involved

#eels #worldeelday #worldeelday2025

https://t.co/HI1RRxOMvf

[Eel Suitcase @eelsuitcase]

Huge thanks to all those who helped with the World Eel Day pop up show today! This film was taken as we put it up
#worldeelday #worldeelday24 @RuthieCollins @SEGandrewK

[Beastly Business Project @BeastlyProject]

And this new essay by @1lauragutierrez explaining the #harms faced by #EuropeanEel #WorldEelDay https://t.co/dx36QXMTIV

[Forth Rivers Trust @ForthRiversT]

Little is known about European eels (Anguilla anguilla), but extensive research has revealed some of their mysterious ways…let’s start with their lifecycle - watch below to hear all about it from Jack, our resident eel enthusiast. #worldeelday #worldeelday24 #AnguillaAnguilla

[Eel Suitcase @eelsuitcase]

@DrKarrSchmidt @NewberryLibrary @greenleejw Brilliant!

[Forth Rivers Trust @ForthRiversT]

How can we help our amazing eels? 🪢EEL ROPES🪢 are a low-cost, nature-based solution that lets eels bypass otherwise impassable barriers. Watch here: https://t.co/4Gfeyyf5F5 #WorldEelDay #NatureBasedSolutions #EelConservation

[Ruthie Collins @RuthieCollins]

Beautiful prints and blocks made by Andrew Worman and @LoukasMorley in our exhibition at @NWTCleyCentre @eelsuitcase #worldeelday #worldeelday24

[Forth Rivers Trust @ForthRiversT]

Finally, to round off #WorldEelDay, here’s an ‘eely’ good talk Jack delivered on everything about the European Eel! Jack is behind the #ForgottenFishProject👉https://t.co/zZzLqanQpX
Tune into the talk: https://t.co/jc3Tjh5w8R + repost to show your support for #WorldEelday24!

[Clare Donnison @DonnisonClare]

#Worldeelday2024 and here's a nostalgic poem about eels in #Manaccan on the #Helfordriver back in the 1970s @eelsuitcase