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10 things you should know about the enigmatic eels of Aotearoa

Department of Conservation — 17/11/2025

We asked two of DOC’s biggest eel fans – Brittany Earl, a freshwater ranger and Marine Richarson, a senior science advisor, for their top 10 eel facts. Read on!

In Always Be Naturing, Eels, Freshwater eel, freshwater, glass eels, Longfin Eel, shortfinned eel, tuna

Rites of fish passage

Department of Conservation — 18/08/2025

Waterways need to be carefully managed so native fish can access the habitats they need. Our work to restore native fish populations is tailored to individual species depending on where they live – and how good they are at swimming.

In Canterbury, Freshwater freshwater, freshwater fish, lowland longjaw galaxias, native fish

Meet the Whitebait

Department of Conservation — 30/10/2024

Freshwater Ranger Suze Harris is based in Hokitika and studies migratory galaxiids on the West Coast. Here she explains a summary of what whitebait grow up into, and what habitats you can find them in.

In Freshwater freshwater, galaxiid, Galaxiiids, whitebait, whitebaiters, whitebaiting