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The Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica; nihon unagi (日本鰻) [2]) is a species of anguillid eel found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam, [3] as well as the northern Philippines. Like all the eels of the genus Anguilla and the family Anguillidae , it is catadromous , meaning it spawns in the sea but lives parts of its life in freshwater.
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is listed as Critically Endangered on the global IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. While the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) and American eel (Anguilla rostrata) are assessed as Endangered. [16] In 2010, Greenpeace International added the American eel, European eel, and Japanese eel to its seafood red ...
Unagi is often eaten during the hot summers in Japan. There is even a special day for eating unagi, the Midsummer Ox Day (doyo no ushi no hi). [4] [5] Unakyu is a common expression used for sushi containing eel and cucumber. As eel is poisonous [6] unless cooked, [7] eels are always cooked, and in Japanese food, are often served with tare sauce ...
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel [3] or white rice-field eel, [1] is a commercially important air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly sold and eaten throughout the region.
Traditional eel aquaculture operations rely on wild-caught elvers, but experimental hormone treatments in Japan have led to artificially spawned eels. Eggs from these treated eels have a diameter of about 1 mm, and each female can produce up to 10 million eggs. However, these treated eels may not solve the eel crisis.
Most eel production historically has been in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, but in recent years, the greatest production has been in China. [ 20 ] Seafood Watch , one of the better-known sustainable seafood advisory lists , recommends consumers avoid eating anguillid eels due to significant pressures on worldwide populations.
One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Keikyu Department Store said ...
Two to three million tons of fish from around the world, amounting to 2–3 percent of the world fisheries' supply, are used for the production of surimi and surimi-based products. The United States and Japan are major producers of surimi and surimi-based products. Thailand has become an important producer. China's role as producer is increasing.