# Event Details - **Event Name**: Silver leapers and blood-sucking beasts! ​ - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 02:30 pm - **Event Description**: Come and listen to stories of fish that migrate from rivers to oceans and why they are important, by Buckland Professor Martyn LucasAbout this EventSilver leapers and blood-sucking beasts! Many of the fish species that migrate between rivers and the sea (a life-cycle known as diadromy) have a special relationship with people and society,which is reflected in our history, folklore, food, recreation and economics. However,many of these species are in decline, and there is an urgent need for betterconservation and river management. Martyn will explore the nature of diadromousfish, such as eels, salmon and other, less well-known species such as the blood-sucking lamprey to explain why these species are such an important part of theaquatic ecosystem, and how we can help protect their numbers and habitats. Martyn Lucas is a retired Professor of Aquatic Ecology from the Dept of Biosciences, Durham University, an international expert on fish migration and aquatic conservation, as well as a keen angler and naturalist. He coauthored the book ‘Migration of Freshwater Fishes’ in 2001. He is the 2025 Buckland Professor.The Buckland Foundation (https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/the-buckland-foundation.php) was established to celebrate Frank Buckland’s (1826-1880) pioneering contribution to fisheries and their conservation, and also to promote, through public lectures, our understanding of fisheries.​A free public lecture, followed by informal Q&A, supported by Durham University(EEE series) and the Buckland Foundation - suitable for those interested in fish,their ecology and their interaction with humans (aimed at over 16s). ​The lecture will last ~45 mins after which there will be an informal Q&A session.The venue is the Teaching and Learning Centre, room TLC033, South Road, Durham DH1 3LS,The venue is easily accessible by no.42 bus (10 mins) from Durham train station​.Tea and coffee will be provided.​ - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/silver-leapers-and-blood-sucking-beasts-​/100001972034812209 - **Event Categories**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fsilver-leapers-and-blood-sucking-beasts-tickets-1972034812209 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Durham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Teaching and Learning Centre, room TLC033, South Road, Durham DH1 3LS​ - **lat**: 54.7672439 - **long**: -1.5751742 - **full address**: Teaching and Learning Centre, room TLC033, South Road, Durham DH1 3LS​, South Road, Durham, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Buckland Foundation (https://allevents.in/org/buckland-foundation/24927687) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/5be7084b0cb942057f5f3bed72531739f7fd5a0bda063712531dbd3d3301285b-rimg-w829-h620-dc5d6062-gmir.jpg?v=1763399945 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1f36a207e29055e4a0cb30ba160e10d1fd11e7e02519576962871dc84385d93a-rimg-w400-h400-dcf0f4f2-gmir.jpg?v=1763399945 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 01:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Teaching and Learning Centre, room TLC033, South Road, Durham DH1 3LS​, South Road, Durham, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Buckland Foundation - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Silver leapers and blood-sucking beasts! ​ ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Silver leapers and blood-sucking beasts! ​", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/5be7084b0cb942057f5f3bed72531739f7fd5a0bda063712531dbd3d3301285b-rimg-w829-h620-dc5d6062-gmir.jpg?v=1763399945", "startDate": "2025-12-09", "endDate": "2025-12-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/silver-leapers-and-blood-sucking-beasts-​/100001972034812209", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Teaching and Learning Centre, room TLC033, South Road, Durham DH1 3LS​", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "South Road", "postalCode": "DH1 3LS", "addressLocality": "Durham", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.7672439", "longitude": "-1.5751742" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Come and listen to stories of fish that migrate from rivers to oceans and why they are important, by Buckland Professor Martyn Lucas", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-09", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/silver-leapers-and-blood-sucking-beasts-​/100001972034812209" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/silver-leapers-and-blood-sucking-beasts-​/100001972034812209", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Buckland Foundation", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/buckland-foundation/24927687", "description": "The Buckland Foundation is a charity endowed from the estate of Victorian naturalist Frank Buckland (1826 - 1880). 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