Co-Convenors: Ruizhang Guan (China), Tatsu Kishida (FRA, Japan), Akihiro Mae (Japan), Tae Won Lee (Korea), Wann-Nian Tzeng (Chinese Taipei) and Kazuo Uchida (FRA, Japan)

The production of Japanese eel relies mainly on the aquaculture of natural juveniles (glass eel). In recent years, the catch of glass eel has been fluctuating from year to year but remained at the low level. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the reasons and mechanisms for the inter-annual variation in glass eel recruitment in the coastal area of eastern Asia in order to sustain the stock of Japanese eel. Discussion is also expected on international collaboration and effective measures for sustaining glass eel recruitment.