date:Jan 07, 2014
s Pacific neighbors to help its crackdown on crab poaching. King crab flooded into Japan in the spring before final implementation of the agreement to require certificates of origin, but imports declined drastically this winter resulting in higher king and snow crab prices.
The continuing shortage of glass eels drove farmed eel prices so high that many traditional kabayaki eel shops closed. This traditional dish is disappearing, and eels are now being served as special toppings for rice bowls a