EU Proposes Eel Trade Restriction despite Japan's Opposition

Brussels, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The European Union on Friday proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to regulation under an international treaty to protect endangered species, while Japan opposes the move. The EU, along with the Dominican Republic, Panama and Honduras, submitted the proposal to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...

EU Proposes Eel Trade Restriction despite Japan's Opposition
Brussels, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The European Union on Friday proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to regulation under an international treaty to protect endangered species, while Japan opposes the move. The EU, along with the Dominican Republic, Panama and Honduras, submitted the proposal to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...