{"id":30806,"date":"2025-06-25T10:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=30806"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:40:07","slug":"eel-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/eel-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Stands Firm for Free Eel Trade Under CITES, Supporting Global Market Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30806\" class=\"elementor elementor-30806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cbf46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cbf46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d404c1\" data-id=\"6d404c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ca092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ca092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japan has voiced its opposition to the European Union&#8217;s potential proposal to expand international trade regulations on all eel species under the <em>Washington Convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES)<\/em>. By advocating for science-based policy and collaborating with key partners like China and South Korea, Japan aims to ensure that trade in Japanese eel remains open and stable.<\/p><p>Japan has already informed the EU that Japanese eel is not at risk of extinction from international trade, emphasizing that current sourcing arrangements can continue safely. However, international buyers and suppliers in the food and seafood sectors should closely monitor these CITES discussions as any new regulations could affect sourcing strategies and compliance requirements.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nippon.com\/en\/news\/yjj2025062301147\/japan-opposes-eel-trade-regulation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source: Nippon.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7490959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7490959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b92b31d\" 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