TOKYO -- Eel, a popular food in Japan where it is known as unagi, could be added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which restricts the international trade of protected species.
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EU weighs adding eels to protected species list over Tokyo's objection
Trade restrictions could hit Japan as world's largest unagi consumer
Japan imports a large amount of eel from China for consumption and aquaculture. (Photo by Takumi Sasaki)
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