Japanese eels are born far out at sea. Their larvae drift toward the coasts of East Asia, where the young eels enter rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters. Years later, as autumn and winter arrive, ...

T he Japanese eel is big business. Japan alone consumes over 130,000 tonnes of the fish every year. Unlike such species as ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Fishermen benefiting from booming prices for American eels are squirming about a decision expected this month on whether to list the fish under the Endangered Species Act. An ...

Professor Kenzo Kaifu and Research Fellow Hiromi Shiraishi of Chuo University, together with Professor Yu-Shan Han of National Taiwan University, conducted the world's first quantitative study to ...

To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...

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Japan will oppose a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate trade in all eel species, including the ...