The Food Programme - Eels and Elvers

Dan Saladino looks at why eels numbers are plummeting and asks if the species can be saved. On the River Severn he meets the last of the glass eel fishermen and conservationists.

Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.

Published on Friday, 7th November 2025.

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