Studies of the eel Anguilla anguilla in Ireland 1. In the lakes of the Corrib System.

immature eels of lengths 25 to 95 cm and ages 5 to 33 years were collected in summer by It was shown that migration upstream was very slow, few eels of less than 9 years old being of Lough Corrib. Eels of less than 50 cm fed mainly on invertebrates, larger individuals pisciv,orc'us,. Differences in the diets in the various lakes were observed and some evidence of .feedirlg was found.