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Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi

  • Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi
  • Larvae (leptocephali) of Japanese eel. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

    Larvae (leptocephali) of Japanese eel. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

  • Glass eels (transparent juveniles), also known as elvers. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

    Glass eels (transparent juveniles), also known as elvers. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

  • Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi
  • Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi
  • A Japanese eel egg collected along the western side of the West Mariana Ridge. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

    A Japanese eel egg collected along the western side of the West Mariana Ridge. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

  • Large plankton net (3 meters in diameter) used by the research team to collect eel eggs and larvae. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

    Large plankton net (3 meters in diameter) used by the research team to collect eel eggs and larvae. (Photo courtesy of Tsukamoto Katsumi.)

  • The Shinkai 6500 manned submersible used in the team’s research. (©JAMSTEC)

    The Shinkai 6500 manned submersible used in the team’s research. (©JAMSTEC)

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