The Fisheries Agency announced July 4 it has made significant progress in the technology to hatch eel eggs, with annual production of 40,000 to 50,000 juvenile eels now possible. Japan’s annual ...

with female eels releasing millions of eggs in the water that are then fertilized by male eels. Much of the mystery about eel reproduction stems from zoologists and other scientists not having ...

In Japan, researchers are conducting studies to realize a complete aquaculture process, where eels raised from eggs are artificially inseminated to produce the next generation. "We want people to ...

Kindai University in Osaka Prefecture said it achieved full-cycle aquaculture of Japanese eels after raising larvae from eggs spawned by artificially incubated adults. The institution said it ...

A few female eels were found “ripe” with “loose eggs,” suggesting they were ready to spawn, the study said. Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the ...

Natural larvae become glass eels, which are key to securing resources. Hatching from eggs, they drift with ocean currents and become glass eels. The eels Japanese eat are raised from these glass ...

They were caught through trawling at depths between about 30 and 65 feet, researchers said. A couple of female eels were found “ripe” with “loose eggs,” suggesting they were ready to spawn, the study ...

A couple of female eels were found “ripe” with “loose eggs,” suggesting they were ready to spawn, the study said. Researchers said they named the new species “nguyenorum” after ...

A couple of female eels were found “ripe” with “loose eggs,” suggesting they were ready to spawn, the study said. The head and tail of an Ophichthus nguyenorum, or dark long-body snake eel.