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

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 ...

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.

At the Vietnam-Japan Festival 2025, Can Tho University introduced a climate-adaptive recirculating eel farming model, ...

FUKUOKA -- Packs of "super-sized" eel meat have proven popular with consumers and producers alike as the price of the delicacy has gone up, especially in the summer when people in Japan enjoy ...

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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 ...

Taishan, which has an eel farming area of more than 33.33 million square meters, reaches an annual eel output of more than 50 ...

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 ...

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