TOKYO >> The European Union could imperil Japan’s imported supply of affordably priced eel with a proposal to make all 19 eel species subject to trade regulations under the Convention on International ...

While eel farming in Japan relies primarily on Japanese eels, two-thirds of eel consumption in the country depends on imports of live adult eels and eel products, which include several species of ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species says a plan that would have restricted trade in American eels has ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They’ve existed ...

The distribution of Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) at the northern edge of the species' range appears to be shaped by river water temperature, which is influenced by watershed geology and land use.

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township was awarded a $4.3 million grant to build an eel-growing farm and to create value-added products such as filet and kabayaki, a Japanese delicacy, in the ...