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U.S. to look at Appendix II listing for eel U.S. to look at Appendix II listing for eel

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By SeafoodSource staff
18 July, 2012 - The U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.

At the request of conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is assessing whether American eel and all other eels should be included in the Appendix II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, according to the April 11 federal register.

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