Calls for crackdown on illegal eel smuggling from Europe

Legal eel farmers in Europe are pushing for a clampdown on gangs smuggling the fish to Asia in massive quantities

Europe is at the heart of an illegal wildlife trade operation worth an estimated $4bn.

Wild eels are being smuggled by gangs to Asia in massive quantities.

Now there are calls from legal eel farmers in Europe for a clampdown on the illicit syndicates.

Al Jazeera’s Nick Clark reports from Volendam, the Netherlands.