Brushing up on eels

摘要

Recycling is taking on a whole new meaning on the waterways of East Anglia with the Environment Agency snapping up more than 14,000 cobweb brushes from the Broads Authority to help young eels.rnCobweb brushes and eel setts are not something you come across everyday but they play a key role in the ecosystem of the Broads. The brushes were installed in Turkey Broad, eight years ago to protect tiny water fleas from predators such as fish and allow them to proliferate and get on with the job of eating the algae which makes the water murky.