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The Japanese media, quoting data from Europe, say recent annual catches have been less than 200 tons. Some estimates indicate that stocks have fallen to about 1% of those available in the 1970s.

Catches in Japan, despite its eel-eating tradition, constitute only about 20% of domestic consumption. Catches of young eels in Japanese waters have plunged to around 20 tons to 30 tons - about one-tenth the figure in the 1970s, mostly due to coastal destruction.

Suvendrini Kakuchi/AsiaTimes 13.Jun.07