JELLIED eels have been a much-loved dish in London’s East End for centuries

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JELLIED eels have been a much-loved dish in London’s East End for centuries. But eels could soon vanish for ever from London’s River Thames, experts warn – and their numbers are also at crisis levels across much of Europe.

The Thames’ eel count has crashed by 97 PER CENT in just five years and similar declines have been reported across Europe over the past 20 or 30 years.

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JELLIED eels have been a much-loved dish in London’s East End for centuries