Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressure

Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressure

Japan is strongly opposed to a proposal by the EU, Panama and Honduras to list all 17 species of eels worldwide under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). It cites a recent study by Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology that says the Japanese eel population has tripled across East Asia since 1990.

CAROLINE GARDIN / AFP

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