Anguilla japonica

Due to over fishing, Anguilla japonica (Japan eel) facing serious extinction problem in past year. Its habitat is from Malaysia、Philippine、China、Taiwan、Korea and Japan.

Anguilla japonica’s major market includes Japan、China and Korea. Due to natural fry keeps decreasing, Japan’s annual consumption from 160,000 tons to 40 tons. Calculated based on last year's market price, 2600 yen per kilogram, annual Anguilla japonica market reaches 3.8 B dollar. This huge business opportunity prompts many Japanese、Korea and Chinese players Invest a lot of resources in artificial propagation.