Wander up to see the world, do not rush to the end of the world. Today we are going to talk to you about an endangered fish, the juvenile eel. The extinction of this fish is caused by Spanish foodies.
What the hell is a juvenile eel? Juvenile eels are transparent, slimy fish that are slender and can squirm like small snakes. The growth habits of this fish are very special.
This fish lives in the fresh water of the European continent in the mainland, but when it produces seeds, it swims thousands of kilometers away from the atlantic trench on the mainland, and then the young eel swims back to the mainland, which generally takes 2-3 years. Then when the young eels swim back to the mainland, the big nets of Spanish fishermen will wait for them there.
Early on, young eels were only used as feed for chickens and pigs, because this fish had no taste at all. But are they expensive because of the growth process of young eels? Not.
Young eels currently sell for about 5,000 pounds in Spain and about 20,000 pounds ($2,300 a pound) in the United States. Some Spanish restaurant owners have used auctions to sell young eels on the first net, especially the addition of some Michelin restaurants, which has made this ingredient rise.
After the price is fried higher and higher, more and more people eat this ingredient, not for delicious taste, but simply because eating young eels represents a status symbol.
Later, the construction of dams in Spain and the degradation of the environment affected the number of eels, causing a sharp decline in the number of juvenile eels, coupled with the increasing number of eaters, the fish has become endangered.
Now Spain and the United States use artificial culture to produce juvenile eels, and poaching wild eels has been banned by some countries. However, as prices have risen, young eels have become a way for many people to make a fortune. In maine, A fisherman can earn $100,000 in 2-3 days by hunting young eels, comparable to the gold rush of that year.