Glass Eel Populations Rising in Hokkaido Rivers, Researchers Say; Shifting Ocean Currents Thought to be Major Cause

The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:13 JST,
February 12, 2025
The number of glass eels, or juvenile Japanese eels, in rivers in Hokkaido appears to have increased in recent years, according to a team of researchers at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), the University of Tokyo and other institutions.
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