On a global scale, market demand for eels as a foodstuff is high and declines in wild eel production mean that aquaculture is being put forward as a potential provider. However, all of the eel farming occuring throughout the world is currently dependent on wild-caught glass eels.
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Tuna aquaculture - international
Worldwide production of eels is estimated to be worth over $US 1 billion annually, with 233,589 tonnes of eel produced each year. -
Tuna aquaculture - New Zealand
New Zealand's first eel farm was established in 1971. Despite other farms opening in later years, no eel farms remained by the start of the 1980s.