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Eel Migration: On the evening of the 2nd of May, with large swells and a 1.8m high tide (i.e. large high tide), water from the ocean was washing over the sand bar that separated Bourne Creek Estuary from the ocean. This process helped the Eels (seen in the attached pictures) make their way across the sand bar into the ocean, to start their migration to the coral sea, where they spawn, release their young (eggs) and pass away to let the next generation take their place. Check out this story for more information:   http://www.loveourlakes.net.au/eel-migration/