The company has been catching and distributing glass eels since the early 1970's. The headquarters are located in the West of England on the River Severn, just North of Bristol. This region has a tradition of catching elvers that has been documented for thousands of years.
The hand netting technique has remained the same all these years and is now the only method of fishing to be legal. From this perspective the United Kingdom is unique. It is not possible to find anywhere else in Europe where hand netting is the only method of fishing .The success of our business has been built on our total commitment to both quality and service. The long tradition of hand netting in the United Kingdom allows us to consistently market a product of the highest quality that cannot be rivalled anywhere else in Europe. Over the years we have strived continuously to develop handling and transport systems for road and airfreight. The most recent underpinning of this commitment was through the purchase of an aircraft to transport the glass eels within Europe. It is a reality that within mainland Europe glass eels can be transported from catching region to the farm in only a matter of hours. UK Glass Eels has fully supported restocking projects throughout Europe since the 1960's and is the only Glass eel supplier that actively restocks it's own fishery..
