Rare eels and dog fish found in River Thames experiment

Rare eels and dog fish found in River Thames experiment

Source: citymatters

12/2/2022

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Tiny half-a-metre-long fish that look like sharks have been found in the River Thames.

Dogfish have been found in Denton, Gravesend, 20 miles away from the capital, during a fishing experiment run by the City of London Corporation.

Just one dogfish had previously been found in the previous 49 years the experiment has been running, a sign that the Thames is becoming a much healthier river.

Four of the fish, up to 56cm in length, were discovered in a four-hour period as fishermen took part in the fishing competition on Saturday October 8. The competition has been used for the past 50 years to track the health of the river Thames.