EU set to propose protection of eels as endangered species
TAKASHI TSUJI and TAKUMI SASAKI
THE HAGUE, Netherlands/TOKYO -- The European Union is set to propose that eels be added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which regulates the global trade of protected animals and plants.
If adopted by the treaty's conference of parties at the end of November, the trade of juvenile eels and other eel products in East Asia will be restricted.
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