A council in Aotearoa New Zealand blames eels for their own demise & deaths and not as @mikejoyecologist.bsky.social says ECAN allowed catchment of Te Waihora become polluted to where it's classed as one of the most polluted in NZ with a Trophic Lake Score of 7.1
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/thousands-of-dead-eels-wash-up-on-canterbury-beach/5EHQPOQUNYMNOUZ4W5BNDLMDMU/