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ID check: Rapid DNA testing is altering the frontline war on seafood fraud

New technology makes it possible to verify a fish species in just minutes, potentially transforming conservation, trade and consumer confidence. 

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Eel production in Europe
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Health & Welfare

Eel production in Europe

After rapid expansion of glass eel culture in the mid-1990s was followed by overproduction, pricing problems, glass eel shortages and NGO pressures, European Union countries adopted national management plans for the eels. Importation of consumption eels was stopped, and exportation was phased out. 

Japanese eel aquaculture in Korea
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Health & Welfare

Japanese eel aquaculture in Korea

After a decade of research, Korea has produced individual glass eels for Japanese eel aquaculture. Despite dependence upon the wild seed, Japanese eel aquaculture production has been growing significantly and comprises over 27 percent of Korea’s freshwater aquaculture.