Project to Help Endangered Eels Launched in Somerset

Project to help endangered eels launched in Somerset

The Parrett Internal Drainage Board, with funding from Natural England, is installing 12 eel passes in the North Moor and Kings Sedgemoor areas.

New passes installed in local rivers to help critically endangered eels

Endangered eels in Somerset have been given a boost thanks to a local project to install a dozen passes to helps them move around the extensive ditch network of the Somerset Levels wetlands. The project, funded by Natural England, is being carried out by the Parrett Internal Drainage Board, which is based in Highbridge.  Water control structures are essential for maintaining the right water levels for farming and nature, but they are also signif…