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Scientists regularly find American eel larvae floating in large numbers in the Sargasso Sea. Located about 590 miles east of Florida, the Sargasso is known for its calm, glassy surface and minimal ...

Scientists regularly find American eel larvae floating in large numbers in the Sargasso Sea. Located about 590 miles east of Florida, the Sargasso is known for its calm, glassy surface and minimal ...

The shocking truth about eels 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 ...

At the heart of this case was the seizure in February 2023 in a clandestine warehouse in the Val-de-Marne department southeast of Paris of more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of the eel larvae.

A French court sentenced eight people for smuggling eel larvae in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.

At the heart of this case was the seizure in February 2023 in a clandestine warehouse in the Val-de-Marne department southeast of Paris of more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of the eel larvae.

The translucent larvae of the European eel, fished in Atlantic waters and often sent out to Asian markets, is an endangered species and its trade is prohibited. The Creteil court outside Paris ...

In France, their fishing is highly regulated and subject to strict quotas. The value of the larvae discovered in France in the case was estimated by investigators at 1.7-2.1 million euros ($1.9-2.3 ...