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People in Japan have eaten eel for thousands of years.
But the global catch of Japanese eel has declined by more than 75% since 1980, so prices can vary widely each year.
In January 2018, young eels, also called glass eels, cost around $35,000 per kilogram.
Following is a transcript of the video.
Narrator: This is the most expensive fish in Japan. In January 2018, a kilogram of these baby eels cost around $35,000. That s more than bluefin tuna, and almost as much as the price of gold at the time.
But catching these eels is just the beginning. It can take a year of work until they re large enough to be sold. So what makes these eels so popular? And why are they so expensive? ....

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