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American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.

American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.
American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.
American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.
American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.
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Taylor, Eric S.
American Eel migration map around the Atlantic Ocean.
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06/15/2016
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 52, No. 1, pg. 16:
Scientists think that American eels spawn somewhere in the southwest corner of the Sargasso Sea, which is surrounded by circulating ocean currents. The eels migrate as tiny larvae to fresh waters along the coast, where they spend their adult lives. Where the adults spawn and how the larvae migrate to the coast both remain mysteries.
Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Graphic Services
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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