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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Anguilla spp. French: Anguilla German: Aak Spanish: Anguila Russian: Ugor Japanese: Unagi

Description

Eels have a distinctive long slender body that distinguishes them from other fish. Eels are catadromous, meaning they live in freshwater and then migrate out into the sea to spawn and die. Some species of eels will travel as far as 8,000 km (5,000 mi.) to spawn. Eels begin their lives in the ocean as ribbon shaped transparent organisms that follow the ocean currents to their destination. Once in freshwater eals darken and mature. Eels can live in freshwater for up to 25 years before beginning their journey back out to sea to spawn.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Culture: Japan Capture: United States, France Primary Consumers Belgium, France, Holland, Germany, Japan	Europe harvests about 20,000 tons per year.

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
The condition of U.S. stocks is unknown. Overall a decline in production due to precautionary measures is expected. Asian eel farms supplies are expected to remain steady.	-----

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