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[1] Data sources used include Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) global production and trade figures, the 2014 “Joint Statement” in which mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan agreed to restrict wild-caught eel fry input into farms, Unagi net, UN Comtrade, East Asian Customs, and the CITES trade database, in addition to literature and internet research, stakeholder interviews, and targeted online and physical market surveys.
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