The proposal is aimed at putting fry, full-grown eels and processed eel products of all 18 species under regulation.

The American eel remains one of the ocean’s most closely kept mysteries. Here's why.

The American eel is doing well as they are found throughout the coastal waters of North America, and the juveniles are only fished commercially in Maine and South Carolina.

Research led by Hiromi Shiraishi, researcher at Chuo University, has revealed that, in addition to Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is now widely distributed in ...

Banner image: Glass eels are a juvenile form of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), a species that undergoes an incredible 10,000-km (6,200-mi) migration. Image courtesy of Alessandro Cresci.