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Tuna - Aquaculture

On a global scale, market demand for eels as a foodstuff is high and declines in wild eel production mean that aquaculture is being put forward as a potential provider.

On a global scale, market demand for eels as a foodstuff is high and declines in wild eel production mean that aquaculture is being put forward as a potential provider. However, all of the eel farming occuring throughout the world is currently dependent on wild-caught glass eels.