CITES CoP 17 decided to investigate whether it is sustainable trade also for non-listed eel species (Dec 17.186-189).

The Japanese eel is a non-listed species, however the catch have been drastically decreasing,and Japan imports glass eels for aquaculture.

 

Figures from the Report

“News report on the catch of glass eels and its import”  Yasuhiro SANADA

Original(Japanese) http://y-sanada.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2018-04-07