Japanese university artificially incubates endangered eel species

A Japanese university known for its technique to cultivate bluefin tuna has succeeded in incubating and growing for 50 days Japanese eels, an endangered species that is a sought-after delicacy in the country.Kindai University, which sells the bluefin tuna it farms, said Friday it will also aim to achieve "full-cycle" aquaculture of eels, meaning incubating and cultivating eels and then obtaining second-generation eels from them, for commercial use.In 2002, Kindai University became the first institution in the world to achieve full-cycle aquaculture of bluefin tuna. The fish has gained popul…READ FULL ARTICLE