sand eel
Slender burrowing fish
A sand eel is a small, slender fish that burrows into sandy seabeds.
Sand eels form massive schools in shallow coastal waters and are a crucial food source for seabirds, seals, and larger fish.
They're also harvested commercially for fishmeal and bait.
Also called sand lance.
Catching aquatic creatures
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- hookCurved catching device
- lureThing that tempts
- tackleGear or takedown
chum · groundbait · feathering · bass fishing · flatfish · spinning · bottom fishing · pier fishing
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- slenderThin and graceful
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
- schoolingFormal education received
forage fish · translucent · jawless · nocturnal · seasonal · spawning · larvae · juvenile
Low-depth aquatic area
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- subtidalPermanently below waterline
- coastalOf the shoreline
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
Atlantic · North Sea · Baltic · buried · seafloor · sediment · tidal flats · sandbank
Decreasing number of inhabitants
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- breeding seasonReproductive cycle timing
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
tackle · chum · groundbait · feathering · bass fishing · flatfish · spinning · bottom fishing · pier fishing · boat fishing
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
schooling · forage fish · translucent · jawless · nocturnal · seasonal · spawning · larvae · juvenile · inshore
shallow water
Low-depth aquatic area
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- subtidalPermanently below waterline
- coastalOf the shoreline
estuary · Atlantic · North Sea · Baltic · buried · seafloor · sediment · tidal flats · sandbank · offshore
population decline
Decreasing number of inhabitants
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
breeding season · copepods · crustaceans · zooplankton · conservation
sand eellugworm
Burrowing coastal fishing bait
ragworm · sandworm · bloodworm · marine worm · annelid
sand eelgreat white shark
Largest predatory fish
orca · killer whale · apex predator · barracuda · tuna