Longfin eel/tuna

 Today Jenny from the Working Waters Trust came to speak to us about the longfin eel/tuna. 

We learnt lots of interesting facts...

Tuna only live in Aotearoa. Tuna is the Maori name for eel. Tuna eat bugs that fall into the river.

Eels are amazing.

By Zara T14

Eels live in NZ. Eels swim a long way to lay eggs. Eels eat meat. Eels swim in the sea and rivers.

By Haaniya

Eels use to live to 100 years old. Eels can swim to Tonga. Eels have to swim to Tonga to lay their eggs. 

By Ryan

Eels lived before the dinosaurs. Longfin eels live in NZ. Eels use to live until 100 years old. Eels can swim a long way to Tonga. Longfin eels can grow up to 2 metres long. Eels eat meat because they are carnivores.

By Soren

Tuna lay eggs near Tonga. Longfin eels live in NZ.

By Keyi

Tuna can swim a long way away when they are about to die. Longfin eels only live in NZ. Eels live in rivers.

By Kaila

Tuna are unlucky if they only live to one. The tuna used to live to 100. They swim a long way to breed. They only live in Aotearoa. If they are lucky they can live to 80.

By Alex

This is how long tuna use to get when they had lots of healthy places to live.

We had fun learning the eel song and dance.

Next time we see Jenny, we are going to be scientists. We are going to visit Nottingham Stream and test the water flow, the water temperature and see what the banks of the stream look like. We are going to decide if the stream is a healthy place for eels to live. We hope to see an eel too!

Can you see how our school is shaped like tuna!

Click here to see the Tuna Tale song and dance