Eel-Crazy Japan Spooked By Global Conservation Efforts
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Nikkei] by MAKOTO NAKATOGAWA - September 28, 2016
International moves to protect eel stocks have Japan concerned about possible trade restrictions on one of the country's favorite delicacies.
Signatories to the Washington Convention -- formally known as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora -- unanimously agreed at a conference in South Africa on Sunday to hold a special meeting to discuss how to conserve eel populations.
Japan accounts for nearly 70% of global eel consumption. To fend off criticism from the international community, the country has been making efforts to help preserve eel stocks. But it ...
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