Int'l treaty recommends trade curbs on all eels despite Japan opposition

The secretariat of an international treaty regulating trade of endangered species has recommended adopting a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eel species despite opposition from Japan, a document showed Wednesday.If the proposal is adopted at the conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, which is scheduled to take place in Uzbekistan in November and December, a document such as an export permit, issued by the exporting country, will be required for eels to be traded, a move that could cause the price of the fish to surge in Japan.The proposal, submitted by the Eur…READ FULL ARTICLE