A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine ...

The Caribbean has become a critical front in a high-stakes resource war where the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) has emerged as a strategic currency for transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).

A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth about two million euros that prosecutors likened to cocaine ...

Leptocephali, the larval stage of anguilliform eels, exhibit a striking combination of transparency, distinct morphology, and specialised feeding behaviours that have long intrigued marine ecologists.

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular across Japan, is also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a ...

A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine ...