Scientists in Japan who noticed a drastic shift in glass eel migration patterns sounded the alarm on an underlying issue. As reported by The Japan Times earlier this month, researchers from the ...

Fishing for shinko, which are baby ikanago sand eels, began in the Harima-nada Sea in Hyogo Prefecture on March 12. Shinko, ...

Unagi (eel) doesn’t get much more premium than this! Nyorosuke Ginza specialises in the Kansai way of cooking unagi known as ...

Japanese eels spawn in the sea near the Mariana Islands, about 2,000 kilometers south of Japan. The eel lifecycle Hatching from eggs, they drift with ocean currents and become glass eels.

The Japanese eel is eaten in “kabayaki” grilled style. But it has been designated an endangered species, and larvae catches have drastically decreased in Japan in recent years.

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Ellen Ruppel Shell takes a deep dive into the facts, figures and fascinating people that swirl around the intriguing eel.

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The global trade is shifting focus from the critically endangered European eel to the American eel, raising new conservation concerns.

At the Vietnam-Japan Festival 2025, Can Tho University introduced a climate-adaptive recirculating eel farming model, highlighting innovative solutions in aquaculture and sustainable development. The ...

To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...