Illegal trafficking of elvers leaves them on the verge of extinction and skyrockets their price. The eel is born near Florida, reaches Spanish rivers, is largely captured illegally, taken to Southeast Asia to be fattened and turned into eel and, finally, returns to some restaurants with its meat processed.
Around 27,000 kilometers. The European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) has become critically endangered and many prestigious restaurants have already removed it from their menus.