The Norfolk Coast Partnership celebrates and protects one of Norfolk's most mysterious creatures, the eel, thanks to its successful bid for a £97,500 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant towards a £110,000 project.
The critically-endangered European eel is the spotlight in the two-year project focusing on the River Glaven in north Norfolk, aiming to reconnect current generations with the eel, its folklore, and the few remaining eel catchers on the river. It is also improving habitats and encouraging an increase in the numbers of this amazing fish; the subject of endless stories and folklore.
Called 'The Glaven Eel - enigmatic, charismatic and mysterious', the project started in April 2015 and may be a pilot for wider work on eels on other chalk rivers in Norfolk. It builds on work already undertaken by the Norfolk Coast Partnership, Norfolk Rivers Trust and the River Glaven Conservation Group to restore the Norfolk Coast's rare chalk rivers.
The project, being delivered by the Norfolk Rivers Trust on behalf of the Norfolk Coast Partnership, will:
Work with communities, schools and eel experts to understand the fish and its behaviour
- Improve eel passage through the River Glaven river system
- Increase scientific understanding of the eel
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25 июн 2024
