Proposal Approval for Eel Protection Washington State Conference August 28 14:07
A proposal to promote international collaboration and efforts to protect eels was endorsed at the plenary session of the Washington Convention Parties in Switzerland on endangered eels.
The Conference of the Parties to the Washington Convention, which regulates international trade in endangered wildlife, is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Among these, we will thoroughly manage the resources of European eels, which are currently regulated internationally, and improve the transparency of international transactions for other eels, including Japanese eels that are consumed in Japan. Encouraging proposals were discussed and approved at the general meeting on the 27th night of Japan time.
Regarding Japanese eels, an international organization designated it as an endangered species five years ago, and there have been reports that there are a series of smuggling and smuggling of juvenile fish, and some are also moving toward regulation However, there were no regulatory proposals at this meeting.
In response to the approval of the proposal, the Fisheries Agency has collaborated with Korea, China, and Taiwan to further increase the transparency of distribution and strengthen resource management. There is a possibility of going to regulation, and attention is paid to whether Japan can take effective measures.