Name: 多明尼加共和國的鰻魚產業蓬勃發展，NHK WORLD-JAPAN 新聞 (Dominican Republic grapples with eel industry boomーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS)
Uploaded: 2025-12-13T13:04:18.000Z
Duration: 4 min 5 s

Eel is big business in Japan, but concerns are growing over how to keep the global supply sustainable.

鰻魚在日本是個大生意，但大家越來越擔心如何讓全球供應鏈能夠可持續。

A recent international meeting on the endangered species trade even considered a proposal to regulate all varieties of eel.

最近一次關於受保護物種貿易的國際會議，甚至考慮了一項提案，要管制所有品種的鰻魚。

In this next report, we see how one eel rich Caribbean country is trying to balance economy with ecology.

在接下來的報導中，我們要看看一個盛產鰻魚的加勒比海國家，是如何試圖平衡經濟與生態的。

When the sun sets in this town on the Dominican Republic's northern coast, that's when the eel fishes come out.

當多明尼加共和國北部海岸的這個城鎮太陽下山時，就是捕鰻魚者出動的時候了。

Clutching large nets, they gather at the mouth of a river.

他們手裡緊握著大漁網，聚集在河口。

Their headlamps illuminate the water, revealing their tiny but lucrative target, juvenile American eels.

他們的頭燈照亮水面，顯露出他們渺小但卻有利可圖的目標：幼年的美洲鰻魚。

We have to keep pulling up our nets all night.

我們必須整晚不停地拉起漁網。

I've heard these eels are eaten in the U.S. japan and China.

我聽說這些鰻魚會在美國、日本和中國被吃掉。

At almost US$500 per kilogram, fishers can earn about 1/10 the average monthly income in just two hours.

每公斤將近 500 美元，漁民們僅僅兩個小時就能賺到大約十分之一的月平均收入。

Alejandro Gonzalez drives a bus by day and harvests eel by night.

Alejandro Gonzalez 白天開公車，晚上則捕鰻魚。

He says his family suffers health problems, so the added income has become a lifeline.

他說他的家人有健康問題，所以額外的收入成了救命稻草。

If I go fishing and earn at least 2,000 pesos, I can get the medicine and things I need.

如果我去捕魚，賺到至少 2,000 比索，我就能買到我需要的藥品和東西。

Despite being a world away, fishes like Alejandro are the origin for much of the ill adorning Japanese rice bowls.

儘管距離遙遠，但像 Alejandro 這樣的漁民，卻是許多日本餐桌上美味佳餚的來源。

Juvenile American eels are one of three varieties brought to farms in China, then exported to Japan.

幼年的美洲鰻魚是引進中國養殖場後再出口到日本的三種鰻魚之一。

They now account for around 70% of farm stock because Japanese eels have become scarce and the European variety is subject to stricter regulations.

牠們現在約佔養殖魚群的 70%，因為日本鰻魚變得稀少，而歐洲鰻魚則受到更嚴格的管制。

But the boom can only go on while supplies last.

但這波榮景只能持續到供應量耗盡為止。

Local fishing cooperatives know they need to be careful.

當地的漁業合作社知道他們必須小心。

In recent years, juvenile eel fishing has been carried out without any limits, with rivers stripped of their resources for profit.

近年來，幼鰻捕撈毫無限制，河流為了利潤被榨乾資源。

Two years ago, the Dominican Republic began limiting permits to designated cooperatives to stop overfishing.

兩年前，多明尼加共和國開始限制核發許可給指定的合作社，以阻止過度捕撈。

It also placed a cap on juvenile eel exports.

同時也對幼鰻出口設下了上限。

We're monitoring the situation to ensure fishing isn't affected and that the current boom can be sustained.

我們正在監控情況，確保漁業不受影響，並讓目前的榮景得以持續。

But there are other challenges, including smuggling operations in the region.

但還有其他挑戰，包括該地區的走私活動。

Last year, Dominican authorities seized an illicit shipment from haiti containing about 60,000 young eels.

去年，多明尼加當局查獲一批來自海地的非法貨物，裡面大約有六萬條幼鰻。

Even as supplies face threats from criminal enterprises, officials say they do not want to disrupt the boon.

即使供應面臨犯罪集團的威脅，官員們表示他們不想中斷這波榮景。

As a nation, we don't want to impose bans that would deprive Dominican fishermen of their income.

身為一個國家，我們不想實施禁令，剝奪多明尼加漁民的收入。

Our goal is to protect the species while promoting orderly, sustainable fishing.

我們的目標是在促進有序、可持續的漁業的同時，保護這個物種。

At the same time, Starting next year, the country will enact new regulations around American eel exports.

同時，從明年開始，該國將對美洲鰻魚出口實施新的規定。

Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, certificates of origin will become mandatory, including for batches from other countries like Haiti.

根據瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約，原產地證明將成為強制規定，包括來自海地等其他國家的貨物。

Officials hope it will give them a leg up against the smugglers and poachers, so that a cash crop linking Caribbean fishes with Asian diners doesn't slip away.

官員們希望這能讓他們在打擊走私者和盜獵者方面佔上風，這樣連結加勒比海漁民和亞洲食客的現金作物就不會溜走。