So it’ll likely come as no surprise to some that a UK classic has made it into the top 10 list of the world’s worst food.

Sand eels are not even eels. They are long, thin fish, useful to humans only to produce fishmeal. But puffins and kittiwakes love them; and in view of these birds’ declining numbers, the UK last year ...

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Endangered eels are a top target for wildlife traffickers in Europe and generating billions in profits for smugglers globally, according to two new reports.

A man has been fined after failing to return a critically endangered eel to a river while illegally fishing in Kent.

A company that exports elvers has been refused an export licence over concerns of "illegal trading". UK Glass Eels, based in Gloucestershire, was supplying stock to Russian-based company Goodfish.

Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade in them.Japanese media have reported ...