Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade in them.
I’m struggling to find recent numbers and want other people to back up what I’m saying before I say it confidently but from what I’m seeing Japan is absolutely bullshiting about eel population being “fine”.
Here is a source I found talking about population decline. if someone has something better lmk. The article didn’t say anything concrete so I decided to go check.
I’m struggling to find recent numbers and want other people to back up what I’m saying before I say it confidently but from what I’m seeing Japan is absolutely bullshiting about eel population being “fine”.
Here is a source I found talking about population decline. if someone has something better lmk. The article didn’t say anything concrete so I decided to go check.