Figure 4

Trends in global capture and aquaculture production between 1950 and 2010 for the European eel (top) and Japanese eel (bottom). Sharp declines in wild European and Japanese eel populations correspond to drastically increased aquaculture demands for these eels after the 1970s. The peak capture of the Japanese eels is less than the lowest captures of European eels, indicating a relatively low virgin biomass of the Japanese eels. However, demand for aquaculture of Anguilla japonica is much more than that of A. anguilla, also indicating a vulnerability of the Japanese eel stock. This figure was drawn using the FAO FishFinder by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (http://www.fao.org/fishery/fishfinder/contacts/en).