Our project focused on creating a set of recommendations for WWF Hong Kong with the goal of improving the sustainability of the American eel population and its trade with East Asia. We conducted archival research and semi-structured interviews with eel stakeholders to understand the regulations controlling eel's harvest and trade, threats to their habitat, how they are farmed using aquaculture, and the culture of eel consumption. We concluded that the major threats to the American eel are habitat fragmentation and adult eel mortality caused by dams and hydropower facilities. Additionally, while the current eel fishing regulations and enforcement in the United States are effective, regulations in other countries need to be improved.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mirochnik, Karina
• Malabanti, Grace
• Atkinson, Sydney L.

Subject

• Innovation
• Sustainability
• Food
• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Water
• Industry
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030821-131016
• 5591

Stichwort

• Conservation
• Sustainability
• American Eel
• Aquaculture
• Eels
• Trade

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Balistrieri, Thomas J.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• WWF Hong Kong

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 14 - Life Below Water
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2021-03-08

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Zuletzt geändert

• 2021-05-03