US EditionEU Submits Plan to Regulate All Eel Species Under CITES, Japan Vows Opposition
- Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi opposed the European Union's June 26, 2025, proposal to list all eel species under the Washington Convention in Tokyo.
- The EU proposed this due to declining eel populations and aims to impose export restrictions effective June 2027, pending two-thirds approval by member countries.
- Japan argues the Japanese eel population has recovered since the 1990s, managing stocks with China, Taiwan, and South Korea while cautioning that regulations could increase poaching risks.
- Koizumi asserted that the number of eels is adequate and that international trade does not threaten their survival, describing the EU's decision as "extremely regrettable."
- If approved, the proposal would require legal capture proof and export permits, affecting eel trade and prompting Japan and allies to coordinate opposition at the upcoming convention meeting.
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EU Plans to Propose International Trade Restrictions on All Eels, Including Japanese Eel, Which Japan Plans to Oppose
The European Union plans to propose that all eel species, including the Japanese eel, be subject to trade regulation under the Washington Convention, which restricts the international trade of protected species. If the proposal is presented and approved at a meeting of the treaty’s signatory countries in November, eel imports to Japan would be affected.
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