The European Union on Friday proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to regulation under an international treaty to protect endangered species — a move that Japan opposes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/japan/eu-eels-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eu #endangered #eel #fish #trade #eujapanrelations #cites
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/koizumi-eel-eu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eel #shinjirokoizumi#maff #eu
Japan has expressed opposition to the European Union's possible proposal for regulating international trade in all eel species under the Washington Convention, the Fisheries Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/japan-eel-trade-regulation-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #trade #eujapanrelations #eel #fish