Giant conger eel caught off British coast

An eel longer than a double decker bus has been caught off the coast of Britain. The 20ft conger eel weighed 131lb (59.5kg) after it was gutted and was caught off Plymouth in Devon. Fisherman caught it by mistake after it became tangled in their trawler’s nets. The conger eel landed at Plymouth Fisheries was caught by the inshore trawler ‘Hope’.  Scott Govier:  “I’m a commercial fisherman, and it was just a normal days fishing – business as usual. “When we pulled it up I was stunned, because it was so huge. Read the rest here  15:14

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