Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg calls for safe passage for American eels on the Ottawa River

The western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have severely curtailed their population.

Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg calls for safe passage for American eels on the Ottawa River
A person's hands pictured holding a long green-brown eel.

The western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have severely curtailed their population.