The young hatch as transparent ribbonlike larvae that drift north and east on ocean currents for three years before entering a river; they then develop into elvers, tiny versions of the adult eel.
The eels become darker and develop into elvers. Glass eels and elvers reach the Maritime coast in April and May. At first, elvers are active at night and rest near the bottom during the day.
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Eels have been important sources of food both as adults (including the infamous jellied eels of East London) and as elvers.
Discussion Eels are eaten fresh and smoked, and elvers (young eels) are exported to Europe and Japan for use in aquaculture.
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Within about a year, growing and moving toward the mainland, the American eels transform into more eel-like forms called "glass eels" or "elvers" and are ready to enter freshwater (European eels have a much longer journey and the process takes about ...
The juveniles (called "elvers") then return on the long journey back to the homes of their parents. No one has yet discovered how they accomplish such a long trip, and manage to find a stream that they have never seen.
The European eel and other freshwater eels are eaten in Europe, the United States, and other places around the world. A traditional London food is jellied eels. The Basque delicacy, angulas, consists of deep-fried elvers.
 See also: Snake, Eel, Freshwater eel, European eel, American Eel
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