Surprising prevalence of endangered European eel in Hong Kong's food supply
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
Imagine purchasing products from your local grocer, only to find out that those products consist of critically endangered species. That's what a team from the University of Hong Kong, Division of Ecology and Biodiversity recently discovered on Hong Kong supermarket shelves. A team led by Dr. David Baker from the University's Conservation Forensics laboratory recently published the results from an investigation into European eel products on sale in Hong Kong supermarkets.