American eels

Fyshebait · Mar 12, 2008

Here is a video clip I shot last summer of a couple of American eels in Prince Edward Island. These are one of my favorite animals to see in our area. We were doing some work on a mussel lease, and at the end of the day I just grabbed my camera to shoot a few minutes of video and use up some of my air (can't end the day with a 3/4 full tank!) This was some very lucky footage...we see these eels all the time, but it's extremely difficult to get close...they generally bolt as soon as they see a diver. I don't know if it was the light on the camera that attracted them, but I was very excited about this clip!

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shoredivr · Mar 12, 2008

Hey, Fyshebait, that's a great clip! They certainly were curious about you!

Firediver · Mar 12, 2008

That's pretty cool.. So I am guessing you don't see pout or wolffish out that way??

Fyshebait · Mar 12, 2008

Firediver:
So I am guessing you don't see pout or wolffish out that way??

I actually have a clip of pout from this past August...I'll try to post it in a couple of weeks (I'm heading to Mexico tomorrow, so it will have to wait until I get back!).

I've been diving on PEI for almost 15 years, and had never seen one before, then we went out diving just off the north shore, and saw two on the same dive. Very cool looking, and very different from anything else we see here.

I've never seen wolffish myself, but they are supposed to live in the area.

james croft · Mar 12, 2008

Good footage. You did good!

Mr.X · Mar 13, 2008

Very cool. I love eels too. They're kinda cute, and smart.

Great footage!

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