89. A review of The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson plus Wet Notes News and Information Update

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Congratulations Tec Clark on the release of his Risk Management for Dive Professionals course. If you are a dive professional, you should seriously consider this class on scubaguruacademy.com Listen for an update on the recently completed shark fishing tournament that took place in Florida in early July. A group of Chinese scientist have come up with a tiny fish robot that eats plastic. More innovation from REEF. They are introducing SMILE - Size Matters: Innovative Length Estimates. They are using a special 3-D camera to support this effort. Divers Alert Network has now introduced a new Spanish emergency hotline and they will also have hotlines for Australia, Malaysia, China and Indonesia. Tickets for the Boston Sea Rovers 2022 clinic are now on sale. The clinic dates are October 1 and 2, 2022. The Book of Eels by Patrik Svennson is a combination memoir and history of the scientific efforts around one of the most mysterious creatures in the natural world. From Aristotle to Sigmund Freud, to Rachel Carson - all have had a fascination with eels. The mystery of where eels are born was finally resolve in 1921. An award winning book, worth putting on your reading list.