Signatories to the Washington convention have voted to reject a proposal to restrict the trade of all eel species, including the Japanese eel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/eel-trade-blancket-restriction-denied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eels #fishing #trade
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Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country’s rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/haiti-gangs-baby-eels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #haiti #eels #caribbean
Crowds lined up at grilled eel restaurants in Japan on Saturday, this year's Day of Ox, hoping to survive the intense heat by eating the summer delicacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/day-of-the-ox-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eels #food