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24 cze 2022 · Operation Lake targets the trafficking of the protected European glass eel, one of the most devastating crimes against wildlife worldwide.
Based on what is known about European eels (Anguilla anguilla), it is plausible that green morays are promiscuous and that spawning sites are farther from the shoreline than the eel's foraging habitat, between 400 m and 500 m deep.
17 paź 2024 · “It’s giving me nightmares,” wrote a Reddit user on Saturday, posting a picture of what appeared to be a dead moray eel on the beach. The creature’s jaws were open, exposing its many teeth.
3 paź 2024 · Despite the criminals’ adaptability, police authorities managed to seize five tonnes of trafficked eels in the past few months only. Cooperation with the new transit countries on the newly identified smuggling routes is essential to combat organised criminal groups engaged in glass eel trafficking.
Danger to humans. The Giant Moray is normally not a concern for divers, however it should never be provoked. It is a large, powerful fish with long canine teeth that can inflict serious wounds. Randall (1969) reported an attack on Vernon Brock, who speared a Giant Moray in Hawaii.
23 lip 2024 · The illegal trade in juvenile European eels (hereafter referred to as glass eels) of the species Anguilla anguilla has been identified as the largest wildlife crime in Europe in terms of sheer profit and total number of specimens traded (Europol 2021).
Danger to humans. Despite their fearsome appearance morays are not considered dangerous to people, although larger individuals can inflict serious wounds. It has been reported that some species have poor eyesight. This may account for morays sometimes attacking the hands of divers, which may be mistaken for an octopus. References. Kuiter, R.H ...
