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.

Eel has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" in 2024, reflecting its popularity among inbound tourists and progress in research to pursue its sustainability amid dwindling catches ...

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 ...

A university in Japan announced a major breakthrough in the complete farming of highly endangered Japanese eels, claiming a world first by an academic institution. Kindai University in Osaka ...

You might be unwittingly contributing to eel exploitation, as almost all unagi products sold in Singapore were found to be ...

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.

However, the ultrasonic waves emitted by the eels only reach a radius of 1 km. Not just near Japan, but also further south of their spawning grounds, covering 11 locations. For some reason ...

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A special grater with very fine teeth is used to turn it into a paste. 2. Eel Unagi, or freshwater Japanese eel, can cost more than bluefin tuna. It has been a delicacy for thousands of years ...

Close to 100 per cent of the 257 items analysed had genetic traces of threatened freshwater eel species. Read more at ...

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 ...

It is also bolstering its presence in existing markets, such as Japan. Meanwhile, the city government is helping local enterprises develop new eel products that cater to domestic consumption ...