Preparing eel isn't difficult, but it can be unpleasant because of the slippery, slimy skin. Most seafood vendors will offer to remove the skin for you, but for this dish, you need it on (it's ...

Another major issue is that in 2012, an advisory panel recommended the American eel be listed as threatened, but the federal government has not yet decided whether to list it as a species at risk.

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.