Japan and China have both told CITES that they don’t support listing the eels. And in the U.S., the Atlantic States Marine ...

Steve Ricketts, 62, said he was still in shock after reeling in an eel about the same weight as a bowling ball from a lake in Kent. He described his catch as the “fish of a lifetime”, adding that he ...

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

The secretariat of an international treaty regulating trade of endangered species has recommended adopting a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eel species despite opposition from Japan, ...