Eel Populations Are Falling, and New Protections Were Defeated. Japan and the US Opposed Them SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine eel industry is working on a new roadmap to guide its development in the coming years, with stakeholders coming together to draft strategies for the sector valued ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also ...

The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also endangered and will be discussed at a key global forum that regulates trade of threatened wildlife, starting in Uzbekistan on Monday. "It's a luxury dish ...

Eels have been a staple of European diets for millennia, from London’s jellied eels to Spanish angulas. But the world’s appetite is bringing them to the brink of extinction. European rivers once ...

Each week of Zeelmania has a different theme. They include Beach Bash on July 7; Camp Zeelmania on July 14; Heroes Night on July 21; and Sports Mania on July 28. Beach Bash will begin with the annual ...

Eels. Just the name can bring shivers to some. Slippery, slimy and wiggly like snakes. All true, but some of us think they are amazing creatures. Yes, I confess to being enamored of these slippery ...

The illegal trafficking of critically endangered European glass eels continues to thrive, generating up to 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in peak years, with more than 1 million live eels seized in ...

Research led by Hiromi Shiraishi, researcher at Chuo University, has revealed that, in addition to Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) is now widely distributed in ...

Anestes Fotiades is the editor of Portland Food Map, a print and digital platform that reports on the Maine food and dining industry that he founded in 2007. In addition he's written for Down East and ...