Zhanggou Eel

Zhanggou Eel

Zhanggou eel is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Zhanggou eel is a specialty of Zhanggou Town, Xiantao City, Hubei Province. Zhanggou Town is the top eel farming town in China. The "Zhanggou" brand eel was recognized as a pollution-free aquatic product production area in Hubei Province by the Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture in August 2007. Zhanggou eel has been awarded a national geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Zhanggou Town is known as the No. 1 eel farming town in China. The town has developed a "100-li eel farming corridor" stretching 48.6 kilometers in total, covering eight major eel farming zones. The cage farming area for eels has expanded to 40,000 mu, with 800,000 cages.

　　The eel farming industry in Zhanggou Town has had a strong impact both domestically and internationally. In 2008, the "Zhanggou Eel" trademark was registered. All eight major eel farming zones in the town have obtained safety quality permits and export quality licenses from the Hubei Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and have been listed as national agricultural product filing bases.

　　Eels produced in Zhanggou Town are mainly sold to Hong Kong, Macau, Xinjiang, Shanghai, and Gansu. They have now entered international markets in South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The consumption of eels is also expanding from traditional steaming and boiling methods to dried packaging and pickled storage, with consumption volume steadily increasing.

　　Zhanggou Eel

　　Xiantao City Zhanggou Town Eel Farming Association

　　13097923

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