Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania’s coast to spawn
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Scientists using deep-sea cameras have documented an extraordinary annual gathering of 2.8 million basketwork eels congregating around Patience Seamount south of Tasmania, believed to be for reproduction during the southern autumn months.
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