Again, just to help you understand, yes, the American eel is listed provincially, but federally its status is still being clarified. The United States is again torn, because in eastern Lake Ontario, in the St. Lawrence River, the American eel population used to support a very significant fishery but the species has literally disappeared from that portion of its range. We find very few individuals, whereas further out on the Atlantic seaboard, off the southern U.S. states, it's still surviving.
It's difficult, as Anne said earlier, with species coming in from multiple sources. When we look at a species and struggle with how to manage it, I think it's also important to recognize that the American eel and the lamprey are fundamentally different organisms. They may share some sort of a common moniker or name, but the American eel was never parasitic. It is a predator, but the lamprey was non-native and wrought tremendous harm to the lakes.