ðə dˌiːˌoʊsˈiː pˈænəl kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðˌoʊ ðætðə kəmˈɜːʃəl fˈɪʃɚɹi ʌvðə spˈiːsiːz ɪz stˈeɪbəl ɔːɹ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ, ænd nˈoʊɾᵻd "ðæt pˈʌblɪk dˈɪskoːɹs ɔnðə lˈɔŋfɪn ˈiːl poːɹtɹˈeɪz ðə spˈiːsiːz æz bˌiːɪŋ sᵻvˈɪɹli θɹˈɛʔn̩d dᵻspˈaɪt dˈeɪɾə ðæt ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz."
The DOC panel concluded though that the commercial fishery of the species is stable or increasing, and noted "that public discourse on the longfin eel portrays the species as being severely threatened despite data that indicate otherwise."