sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, ðɛɹ hˈæzbiːn ɹᵻnˈuːd ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðɪ ˈækwɐkˌʌltʃɚɹ ʌv lˈɔŋfɪnz dˈuː tə ðɪ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ðɛɹ baɪˈɑːlədʒi ænd ðə dᵻmˈɪnɪʃɪŋ stˈɑːks ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˈiːlz ˈæŋɡɪlə ˈæŋɡɪlə, bˌʌt nˈoʊ fˈɑːɹmz hɐvbɪn bˈɪlt.
Since the early 2000s, there has been renewed interest in the aquaculture of longfins due to the increasing knowledge of their biology and the diminishing stocks of European eels (Anguilla anguilla), but no farms have been built.