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40% of Eels Sold in Japan Are North American Species: DNA Survey of Eels Caught in Kabayaki (Kyodo News)

Summary by 熊本日日新聞社
On the 4th, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan and Chuo University announced that DNA analysis of kabayaki eels sold at retail stores in Japan revealed that about 40% of them were American eels native to North America. As the demand for eels for food increases worldwide, the distribution of Japanese eels and European eels has decreased.
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On the 4th, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan and Chuo University announced that DNA analysis of kabayaki eels sold at retail stores in Japan revealed that about 40% of them were American eels native to North America. As the demand for eels for food increases worldwide, the distribution of Japanese eels and European eels has decreased.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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