[Analysis] Will the listing of snake eels on CITES become a reality?

A proposal to list 19 eel species, including the Far Eastern eel, in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has been submitted, and attention is being paid to whether they will be listed. The EU, Honduras, and Panama submitted a proposal to revise Appendix II of CITES to the 20th CITES Conference of the Parties, which will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from November 24 to December 5. The EU and others are calling for the listing of 19 eel species, including the Far Eastern eel, due to the decreasing resource volume. # Sharp decline in catch volume and production of foreign eel species are reasons for listing The proposing countries, including the EU, cite the sharp decline in the catch volume of Japanese eels and the reported production of foreign eel species, such as European and American eels, as reasons for the listing of Far Eastern eels in CITES. According to the proposal, the annual catch of Japanese ...