A man, 34, had a 12-inch eel removed after going to the Hai Ha District Medical Center in Quang Ninh Province with severe abdominal pain on Wednesday.

Eel, also called unagi in Japanese cuisine, is a popular dish around the world, particularly in Asia and Europe. It’s also very pricey. “This fish is being sold at prices close to $70.

Each spring, fishermen set nets in Maine’s rivers to fish for the state’s most valuable catch. No, not the iconic lobster, but tiny glass eels that fetch wholesale prices topping $2,000 per pound.

A short clip of the eel swimming with its full stomach. (Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute) "In all our combined years of exploring the deep ocean, this was the first gulper eel for all of us ...

Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae reaching rivers in Hokkaido in recent years, a scientific team found.