Global crackdown on the ‘Eel Mafias’ behind a billion-euro wildlife crime

Global crackdown on the ‘Eel Mafias’ behind a billion-euro wildlife crime

The population of the European eel has collapsed by more than 90% since the 1980s. Yet, dozens of tonnes of juveniles, known as glass eels, are thought to be poached each year and shipped live to aquaculture farms outside Europe.

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