Sargasso Sea
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The Sargasso Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. It is the only named sea without land boundaries. It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlanti
Lines of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea
European eel
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The European eel is a species of eel. Their life history was a mystery for thousands of years, and mating in the wild has not yet been observed. The five stages of their development were originally th
Sargasso Sea
…shore of Bermuda. The sea has also been the site of whaling and fishing. The 1920–1922 Dana expeditions, led by Johannes Schmidt, determined that the European eel's breeding sites were in the Sargasso Sea. The sea has played a role in a number of other pioneering research efforts, including William Beebe and Otis…
Anguilla anguilla
Édouard Manet, 1864
Glass eels at the transition from ocean to fresh water
Mature silver-stage European eels migrate back to the ocean