Parties to international treaty reject proposed trade curbs on all eels

Parties to an international treaty regulating the trade of endangered species on Thursday formally rejected a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eels, following opposition from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, and other countries.The proposed measure, submitted by the European Union and Panama, was not adopted at the plenary session of the conference of the Washington Convention in Uzbekistan after a panel of the treaty voted against it late last month.In the panel's vote, an overwhelming 100 countries opposed the initiative, far exceeding the 35 that vote…READ FULL ARTICLE