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Japan to Sell Eels Bred in Captivity in ’World First’
Aeon Group will sell the eel online for about 5,000 yen as Japan works to cut farm costs and protect wild stocks.
- On Tuesday, Japan's fisheries agency announced the world's first public sales of eels hatched and fully raised on farms, addressing global concerns about depleted wild eel populations.
- Japanese eels are listed as endangered and notoriously difficult to breed in captivity, prompting researchers to spend four years developing full-life cycle farming technology to stabilize food supplies.
- Technological breakthroughs reduced farming costs from 40,000 yen in 2016 to about 1,800 yen per baby eel today; Yamada Suisan, the farming company, called this a "very significant step."
- Retailer Aeon Group will sell frozen grilled eels starting May 29 for around 5,000 yen , while kabayaki dishes will retail for around 9,000 yen at other outlets.
- Fisheries Minister Suzuki Norikazu confirmed the government will support these efforts, with plans targeting 2050 for all distributed eels to be artificially hatched and raised on farms.
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Japan to launch 1st sales of fully farmed eels amid declining wild stock
Japan's fisheries agency said Tuesday it will launch the world's first sales to the public of eels hatched and fully raised on farms, at a time of global concern about depleted eel populations in the wild.
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