The American eel is doing well as they are found throughout the coastal waters of North America, and the juveniles are only fished commercially in Maine and South Carolina.

Commercial trawlers caught deep-water eel with large head and regrown tail, later identified by scientists as a new species: Smith’s witch eel, study said.

Commercial trawlers caught deep-water eel with large head and regrown tail, later identified by scientists as a new species: Smith’s witch eel, study said.

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.