On the 13th July MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik hosted the #EelDeal2030 European Parliament Event. With over 20 attendees on the day, and many more tuning in virtually; …

Nearly 200,000 eels have been caught and moved over migration barriers on rivers in Tewkesbury The annual spring migration of elvers (young eels of the …

Over 200 eels have been released into a new wetland created by beavers in Somerset, in what is believed to be a first. Beavers are …

Over 100,000 eels have been caught and moved over migration barriers on rivers in Somerset The annual spring migration of elvers (young eels of the …

Over 300 eels have been caught and moved above the Bruton flood storage reservoir The annual spring migration of elvers (young eels of the common …

Relaxation of Covid-19 travel restrictions saw the return of the ‘glass eels in a suitcase’ modus operandi Europol reports: “A joint operation by European law …

SEG position on the 15th anniversary of the EU Eel Regulation, and the 15th anniversary of the CITES listing of the European eel. June 11th …

Former police officer Miguel Ángel Devesa has been arrested along with nine other members of a cocaine smuggling network operating from the Ivory Coast. Notably, …

Over 15,000 eels have been caught and moved over migration barriers on rivers near Bristol. The annual spring migration of elvers (young eels of the …

Original post by Willem Dekker 11/06/2022 Hurray, hurray! A big congratulation to EU Maritime & Fish: today is the fifteenth anniversary of the EU Eel …

Fishermen on the river Severn have been given special permission to catch elvers to move them over Abbey Mill weir in Tewkesbury. The annual spring …

Vincent Larouche covers updates in a new eel trafficking case in Canada for La Presse “Quebec grilled eel lovers could have eaten a species “in …

In this insightful blog post, Jack Wootton at the Forth Rivers Trust discusses the careful balance of conservation through farming, in the form of restocking and …

Shared by Dr. Will O’Connor @EcofactEcology Elvers running at Ennistymon Falls on the River Inagh, Co Clare, May 2022. The falls are natural – but …

In this new 360° video and article for Euronews, Denis Loctier covers many of the issues affecting the European eel, and the mitigation measures being …

Response given by Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission: “The ‘Eel Regulation1’ provides a framework for the protection and sustainable exploitation of the …

SEG members and stakeholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on 21 April 2022,  13.30 – 14.30 Central European Time (12.30 – 13.30 …

“In the Loire basin, Côtiers Vendéens and Sèvre Niortaise, 200 fishermen catch glass eels. For several years, eel fry have been present, but Ciem experts …

Martin Sims, Chair of Link’s Wildlife Crime Working Group, highlights a major new report on UK wildlife crime and calls for swift implementation of its …

Loire Atlantique. Elver poaching: 23 people arrested since the start of the season Published on 03/03/2022 at 4:31 p.m. “The figures sound like the resurgence of baby …

Today the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) announces the appointing of GreenPartner as a Conformity Assessment Body to provide third party, independent certification services to companies …

Statement by DAFV in response to the article, “Fish in crisis – Aalarm!” by Spiegel Online 21.02.22 “It is very unfortunate that Der Spiegel in …

A new story by Daniela Quintero Díaz at Earth Journalism covering the eel trade from Carribean. “Fishing for baby eels, translucent and elusive fish smaller than a pinky, has …

The first of the Regional Advisory Councils RAC for fishing has responded to the stakeholder consultation request on the ICES 2021 Advice as follows: “This …

“In recent days, the Port Authority – Coast Guard of Viareggio has intensified its supervision of the fishing industry, in accordance with the directives of …

“The Criminal Court number 1 of Algeciras has sentenced a man to pay a fine of 7,200,000 euros to the Junta de Andalucía and one …

All Northern European eel farms have fully switched to SEG-certified glass eels for the 2021/2022 season. With this, the eel farms are taking a big …

A Spanish judge has handed down the world’s largest fine for eel smuggling, striking a blow against Europe’s least known but most profitable wildlife crime. …

 Mapping the eel migration routes  Map with datalogger locations With the use of 96 data loggers, scientists of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest …

“While German anglers struggle with fishing for eel, millions of euros are earned from illegal glass eel exports.”  In this interview with Blinker , Florian …

“Shrinking eel stocks and measures like fishing quotas have helped fuel a billion-dollar black market in the delicacy, dubbed “the greatest wildlife crime on the …

“It won’t take long for the other 16 species of eels to get on the endangered list. So we have to have a global approach …

“While the writhing snake-like creature is repellent to some, it is a mainstay of Japanese cuisine. Since the 17th century it has most often been …

In this Euronews article and documentary investigation, Denis Loctier explores the real issues facing the European Eel. SEG now calls for all countries to protect …

In 2007 the EU reacted to the collapsing eel population crisis with a Regulation requiring all countries to develop and implement their eel management plans. …

“After two special years, marked by disrupted air links, poachers want to recover, urges Michel Vignaud, in charge of migratory police and fisheries regulations at …

Shrinking habitats in inland waters have been devastating for European eels. If this is not remedied, the eel population’s chances of recovering will decrease, write six …

The last eel (Swedish television – SVT) from Ola Christoffersson on Vimeo. It’s been around since the Atlantic Ocean was formed. But nowadays, the eel, …

In this position paper, SEG responds to the November 4th 2021 ICES advice “SEG realises that the implementation of this plan (The Eel Regulation 2007) …

“Assignment review program on the eel shows that the protection of the species is both burning and complex. Protection is best coordinated at EU level as …

In July 2020, SEG published our vision on the status of the European eel stock, and formulated our aspiration for recovery. In this text, we …

“Native species have been revered, feared, hunted and tamed. Now experts hope revulsion can give way to fascination” by Elle Hunt in Auckland Read the full article …

“C’est une peine d’avertissement, assez lourde dans le quantum, pour éviter la réitération des faits de cette nature. Attention, cela signifie que vous n’avez clairement …

The Sustainable Eel Group has responded to the EC Consultation ‘Preventing Illegal Trade in Wildlife – Revision of EU Action Plan’: “The efforts of the …

Le Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) a répondu à la consultation du ministère français de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture sur la fixation du quota de civelles …

The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) has responded to the French Food and Agriculture Ministry’s consultation on setting the France Glass eel quota for the 2021/22 …

This article by Arnauld Bernard for Sud Ouest online newspaper reveals new information on a major court case implying fraudulent activity. We have translated the …

Left: Florian (middle) receiving the SEG award during SEG’s 10th anniversary. Right: our farewell-gift, a glass sculpture made by Liz Huppert SEG is delighted to …

In this article, Atlas of the Future​ look at the collaborative approach necessary for the accelerated recovery of the European Eel as part of their …

From early June 2021, schools across the South West of England have engaged in this years rendition of the ‘Eels in the Classroom’ project. The …

Thursday, July 1, 2021. Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Edward Grace, Assistant Director of the Office of Law …

This article by Phoebe Weston for The Guardian explores the multiple issues facing the European Eel, and draws light on the legislation and direct action …

These illegal transports and exports of 46 tonnes of glass eels in total represent a very lucrative traffic amounting to 18.5 million euros to date. …

 This Razor production investigates the challenges of bringing about eel recovery. Viewers are taken through some of the complex issues and make a compelling …

Europol press release, 04 June 2021, original available here Eel trafficking also influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic Between November 2020 and June 2021, Europol coordinated …

Eels in container prior to release into the River Brue – video credit Anna Redwood On the 29th April, glass eels were released at appropriate …

The Portuguese National Guard announced that three people were arrested and three others were charged with the illegal capture and possession of elvers in an …

The European Eel has an extraordinary life cycle and here on the banks of the Severn the annual migration heralding spring continues to astound fishermen, …

Moments after releasing 145,000 elvers at Bradford-on-Tone, they are seen migrating upriver. 16 April 2021. With the help of volunteer fishermen, traders,  local land owners, …

From April 2021, SEG will be supported by conservation officer Toby Mills. Toby is an artist and researcher who has joined us on our team …

SEG held its 2021 AGM by Zoom on 9 March. The minutes, Chairman’s report and accounts can be viewed here. 

Slimy, smuggled and worth more than gold: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel? by Karen Pinchin, 11.03.2021 “Using court …

VANCOUVER, BC, March 4, 2021 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canadian and foreign species of wild animals and plants that may …

On Wednesday, 3 March, 2.5 million young eels were released in the Dutch Randmeren lakes. The elvers arrived by truck from France. They were weighed …

Project officer The overall purpose of the job The Project officer will support the technical and financial work of Wetlands International Europe in relation to …

CITES and the sea: Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species For the chapter on European eel, Florian Stein, SEG’s Director of Scientific Operations was …

Brussels, 15 January 2021. Following the certification of an additional 106 fishers, the Sustainable Eel Group announces that a large portion of the French glass eel …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Following the publication of the EU and UK trade deal, the Sustainable Eel Group is concerned that restrictions on trade will affect both the protection …

Brussels, 15 December 2020. The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) proudly announces that from 13 December 2020 onwards, four German companies are SEG certified to provide …

Listen to BBC Open Country, Kitty Macfarlane and the Somerset Levels Kitty Macfarlane meets Andrew Kerr to talk abouts

 Presentation by Andrew Kerr, 12 November 2020, @Global Eel Science Conference, Institute of Inland Fisheries (IFM)

De aal lijdt in Europa onder visserij en vervuiling. Ook waterkrachtcentrales voor schone energieproductie treffen de iconische glibbervis. Frank Straver 30 oktober 2020, published on …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

Bending the Curve for the European Eel Demonstrating the impacts of the Sustainable Eel Group through a decade of eel protection, accelerating the eel recovery …

22 October 2020. Dupan participates in the World Fish Migration DayDUPAN participates in the World Fish Migration Day. At 10 project locations throughout the Netherlands, …

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A paper on the estimation of the exploitation rate of glass eels in the Severn Estuary in 2020 has been published by Miran Aprahamian and …

Success of counter glass eel trafficking in Europe is reflected by crash in European glass eel supply into Chinese eel aquaculture September 2020. Since the …

Parliament questions 15 July 2020 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 138 Question reference: E-004198/2020 Caroline Roose (Verts/ALE), Grace O’Sullivan (Verts/ALE) In its …

Article by Koen Moons, published on Bionieuws Na tien jaar aalherstel gloort er hoop voor de Europese paling, maar de grootste slag is nog te …

Introduction The eel is nearly extinct – this is often claimed – necessitating a call for a total emergency, with all measures to protect and …

Understanding European eel (Anguilla anguilla) ecology within a Norfolk river catchment to inform eel management Project duration: 07/2017 – 10/19 Project partners:  University of College, …

Protective measures for the European eel are beginning to pay off. Eel stocking must be further intensified Download Article by Eurofish Magazine/Dr Manfred Klinkhard here!

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We are often asked ‘ How can it be OK to fish and eat the highly protected European Eel?’. Here we explain and answer this …

Download Chapter 7: European Glass Eels Download full WWCR 2020 From Reports Introduction: “On 28 October 2019, French customs officers at Charles de Gaulle Airport …

Introduction The eel is nearly extinct – this is often claimed – necessitating a call for a total emergency, with all measures to protect and …

Jakarta (antaranews.com) – The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has encouraged farmers and businessmen in the sector to develop eel farming and explore its potential …

Introduction The eel is nearly extinct – this is often claimed – necessitating a call for a total emergency, with all measures to protect and …

Introduction The eel is nearly extinct – this is often claimed – necessitating a call for a total emergency, with all measures to protect and …

Eels are one of the ocean’s great mysteries, but populations have been trafficked to the verge of extinction. Now eel-smuggling gangs are starting to get …

DOWNLOAD SEG 2020. Position on Restocking Introduction In 2007, the EU Eel Regulation (EC 1100/2007) was adopted, aiming to protect and restore the stock of …

DOWNLOAD SEG 2020. Position on Restocking Introduction In 2007, the EU Eel Regulation (EC 1100/2007) was adopted, aiming to protect and restore the stock of …

EUROPOL, 04 June 2020. On the occasion of the World Environment Day, which takes places tomorrow, Europol marks this day by promoting environmental action and its …

source: The Telegraph 29 May 2020. The European eel, once plentiful in our rivers and canals, is dangerously close to extinction after it was overfished …

Europe is experiencing an increase in illegal fishing and smuggling of glass eels (baby eels) to Asia. Because of climate change, pollution and overfishing, local …

13 May, 2020. The number of eels caught in Japan rose sharply in the most recent fishing season, covering the period from November 2019 to …

The River Scheldt is an international river and runs from France through Belgium to discharge in the North Sea in the Netherlands, spanning ca. 400 …

The Sustainable Eel Group welcomes the publication of the review of the 2007 EU Eel Regulation DOWNLOAD pdf press release Brussels, 21 April 2020. The EU Eel …

“Bending the Curve” SEG 10th Annual General Meeting held in Potsdam 10th March 2020 Chairman’s Report It is now 17 months since SEG held its last, …

2020 elver migration videos confirm upward trend in recruitment 2020 is a great year for elver migration in the Severn Estuary. Fishermen have sent many …

Coronavirus and SEG Standard Certification 01 April 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting huge challenges to the whole world – to people and economies. The …

How is the European eel doing? After more than half a century of gloomy deterioration, there are now good reasons for optimism: we’ve got the …

Endangered species on supermarket shelves: HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab reveals the surprising prevalence of European Eel in Hong Kong’s food supply The press release was …

The European Eel Regulation: effective, elements to be sharpened, further ambition and action needed Brussels, 19 February 2020 On 18 February 2020, the European Commission …

Global police operation tackles illicit trade in eel meat Original article from Interpol Working Group Newsletter/7 – January 2020 published on www.SustainableEelGroup.org with permission from …

Surrey fish broker becomes first in UK convicted of involvement in £2.5bn endangered eel smuggling racket Exclusive: Every year 350m baby live eels are being …

The leading Independent Scientific Body advising the EU on fisheries matters states that glass eel recruitment has been increasing in the period 2011 – 2019 …

Protecting the European eel Willem Dekker | 15th January 2020 | first published in The Ecologist It has been twelve years since the adoption of a European …

Situationen för ålbeståndet är svår och osäker. För tolv år sedan antogs en europeisk handlingsplan för att skydda ålen. Nu är det dags att se …

Over 5 tonnes of smuggled glass eels seized in Europe this year 06 November 2019. EUROPOL PRESS RELEASE During the most recent fishing season (2018-19), …

Zwölf Jahre nach Inkrafttreten des europäischen Aktionsplans zum Schutz des Aals ist es Zeit für eine Überprüfung. Was wurde getan? Was wurde erreicht? – und …

French authorities demonstrate their determination to counter eel  trafficking 04 November 2019, Brussels. On Monday 28 October 2019, one woman and one man were stopped with …

25.10.2019. The prefecture Nouvelle Aquitaine has communicated the opening dates of the glass eel fishery: 01 November – Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Les Landes 15 November – Gironde …

Brussels/London 18 September 2019. ISEAL announces the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) as associate member. SEG joins as an organisation whose system meets ISEAL’s entry level criteria. …

21 October 2019. Within the framework of Operation FAME, the Spanish Guardia Civil has arrested and investigated 16 persons belonging to four organised groups involved …

Eel appeal: new anguillid compendium published by Rob Fletcher for thefishsite.com 7 October 2019 On the day that Eels: Biology, Monitoring, Management, Culture and Exploitation, …

Between 17 and 28 August 2019, the 183 Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) met …

Influence of ocean circulation and the Kuroshio large meander on the 2018 Japanese eel recruitment season Authors: Chang Y-L K,  Miyazawa Y, Miller MJ, Tsukamoto K https://bit.ly/2poaJux …

The stock of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is in a critical condition. This fish, once dominant in most watercourses around Europe, has been in …

Price surge behind glass eel poaching Published on 23 July 2019 in The Japan News by the Yomiuri Shimbun Catches of juvenile Japanese eels, known …

10 Years of Sustainable Eel Group. Where next for eel protection? Please click here to view images #SEG10Y Please click here to access many of …

Please click here to watch the REUTERS video on Illegal Eel Trade!

EUROPOL announce 15 million endangered eels have been seized in world’s greatest, yet least known, wildlife crime Europol set out their ‘flagship operation’ to counter …

Brussels, 18 June 2019. In a written interview with Kyodo News, EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella addressed the issue of eel trafficking. Vella is the Commissioner …

BBC Countryfile investigation exposes black market in illegal exports of protected eels – 350million live baby eels said to be illegally smuggled to Asia each …

First conviction in Spain for elver smugglers The first conviction for trafficking this juvenile to Asia imposes 1.5 million fine and six years in prison …

Fishermen and Conservation groups in Somerset get together to help elvers migrate up river 14 May 2019. Elver fishermen on the River Parrett in Somerset …

Here is the latest programme Please note that the entrance to the event at the Flett Theatre inside the National History Museum (NHM) is on …

Elver fishermen on the Parrett and Severn are preparing to donate some of their catch to help eel populations. The elver fishing season on the …

Download as pdf document here! SEG’s response to the Public Consultation on the Eel Regulation Based on the arguments worked out below, SEG considers that …

Police de l’environnement : «Des trafics qui peuvent rapporter autant que la drogue» Frédéric Mouchon et Émilie Torgemen published 06 April 2019 in Le Parisien …

Published 18 February 2019 by: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, and Environment Agency A team of researchers, led …

Since the glass eel fishing season started in October 2018, several cases indicate that increased enforcement pressure is successfully reducing the illegal export of glass …

Please access the full article on facebook or download pdf here Mehrer kürzlich am Frankfurter Flughafen abgefangene Schmuggel-Koffer mit Glasaalen und ein im Dezember vom …

Brussels, 19 December 2018. The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council has agreed to increase eel protection by extending the three-month closure of fishing to all …

European Commission starts public consultation process as part of the evaluation of the Eel Regulation Feedback period: 14 December 2018 – 8 March 2019 Target …

Endangered eels given a helping hand up the River Trent as they make epic transatlantic journey Work has been completed to enable endangered eels to …

Possible EU temporal eel fishing closure and its potential implications for glass eel trafficking The article was originally published  on 6 Dec 2018 www.blueplanetsociety.org In 2017, the …

On December 17-18 (Monday & Tuesday), the EU Fisheries Ministers will meet to decide about fishing opportunities for 2019. This may include a decision about …

Again, Germany has been used as transit country for glass eel trafficking! 21 Dec 2018, Berlin. For the second time within a few weeks, a …

Germany is transit country for one of planet’s greatest Wildlife Crime 04 Dec 2018, Berlin. the first time, wildlife smugglers were caught at a German …

EU needs to build on progress to protect the European Eel Brussels, 03 December 2018. In an effort to step up regulatory action to protect …

Ahead of their meeting in Vienna on 29 November 2018, the Living Rivers Europe NGO coalition urges the EU Water Directors to refrain from endorsing …

AGM on 04 October 2018 in Brussels Click for Agenda Click for AGM Report 2018 Click for Chairman’s presentation Click for AGM Minutes

Eel trafficking in EU called the ‘largest wildlife crime on Earth’ Source: Japan Times, Nov 21, 2018 PARIS, Nov 21, 2018 – Billions of euros …

You are probably completely unaware of the largest wildlife crime in Europe By Josh Davis First published 11 October 2018 on nhm.ac.uk Europe’s largest wildlife …

#ProtectWater A lot of things go into making your favourite beer, but it all starts with good quality water. But Europe’s water sources are deteriorating …

The SEG Standard, Version 6.0, valid from 21 June 2018 is available in the following languages. Please click language to download pdf documents!      Please write …

European eel found in Japanese eel dishes According to news and Japanese Yahoo! (headlines.yahoo.co.jp), European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was found in eel dishes of food …

Study by GREENPEACE Japan reveals that the majority of the eels sold in Japan are not traceable The study shows that “for 11 of 16 …

Conservation groups get together to give a new home to the critically endangered European Eel at Cyfarthfa Park Lake, Merthyr Tydfil.   Media Release    …

The history of commercial fisheries for European eel commenced only a century ago Source: Fisheries Management and Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12302 Authors: Dekker W Abstract. The stock of …

In summer 2018, all EU-members will report to the EU-Commission on the status of their eel stocks, and the effect of their national Eel Management …

Greenpeace Japan: Eel sourcing “like a black box” By Chris Loew source: seafoodsource.com June 26, 2018. Greenpeace Japan is highlighting the prevalence of illegally-sourced eel …

Bigger is better in eel stocking measures? Comparison of growth performance, body condition, and benefit-cost ratio of simultaneously stocked glass and farmed eels in a …

Modeling the drift of European (Anguilla anguilla) and American (Anguilla rostrata) eel larvae during the year of spawning Journal: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic …

Experts call for EU action to tackle the illegal eel market ‘Save the European Eel’ event at European Parliament examined eel smuggling Brussels, June 20, …

21 Juni 2018. Die Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) hat den neuen SEG Standard für die bestmögliche Praxis für die kommerzielle Aalwirtschaft veröffentlicht. Der SEG Standard …

READ press press release in FRANCAIS and DEUTSCH 21 June 2018. The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) has published a new standard for best practice in …

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan to maintain current glass eel quotas By Undercurrent News June 11, 2018 Japan, South Korea and Taiwan agreed in Tokyo on …

Japan, 08 June 2018. Delegates from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have agreed to set up a conference that would look into tighter restrictions on …

NGOs support EU eel evaluation, urge species protections Article by: Chris Chase, seafoodsource.com Multiple NGOs – including Pew Charitable Trusts, WWF, and Good Fish Foundation – …

MAY 23, 2018 BY NICK WALKER Article was originally published @eeltown.org please click here for UPDATES BREAKING NEWS – Maine closes elver fishery   Very …

SEG’s response to the European Commission’s Roadmap on the evaluation of the Eel Regulation DOWNLOAD pdf document 11 May 2018. The eel stock all over …

New LE MONDE article on glass eel trafficking You can download pdf file in English below: ENGLISH (google translated)

Joint Statement, 21 April 2018 World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) Fish need to migrate! Animals across the globe fly, swim, walk or drift in their …

Trafficking Threatens Eel Recovery Sustainable Eel Group, 06 April 2018 Recent successful operations mounted by Spanish and Portuguese Police, with support from Europol, have brought …

CITES CoP 17 decided to investigate whether it is sustainable trade also for non-listed eel species (Dec 17.186-189). The Japanese eel is a non-listed species, …

Roadmap on the evaluation of the eel regulation has been published Roadmaps aim to inform citizens and stakeholders about the Commission’s work to allow them …

New SEG report: Eel Restocking for Conservation Hits Difficulties It is 10 years since the EU Regulation to protect and restore the European eel stock …

ASAE makes the biggest seizure ever in Portugal 28 March 2018 – 17:19 by Paulo Moreira Mesquita Translated by google itools. Please click here for …

EU Fails to Prevent Illegal Eel Trafficking Reader Contribution by PR Newswire | 3/23/2018 11:51:00 AM original article published at motherearthnews.com The Sustainable Eel Group …

EASTWARD BOUND. Analysis of CITES-listed flora and fauna exports from Africa to East and Southeast Asia Eel related information were extracted from (click title for …

available languages (please click) German Spanish French English Dutch Sustainable Eel Group (SEG): Criminals Trafficked 110 Million Eels to Asia so far this Season The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) calls …

Wildlife trafficking is crippling the planet Please read the full article on EURACTIV.COM EXCERPT (…) Here in Europe, we have our own critically endangered species. …

Higher prices expected amid plunge in glass eel catches in Japan asianews.network TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) – Catches of glass eel, or juvenile Japanese eel, …

CITES Review of the implementation and  effectiveness of the Appendix II listing of the European eel (Notification No. 2018/018, 1 February 2018) https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notif/E-Notif-2018-018.pdf https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notif/E-Notif-2018-018-A1.docx https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notif/E-Notif-2018-018-A2.docx …

East Asia’s baby eel catch falls from 60 tons to 1 Industry fears ‘the start of complete resource depletion’ TAKUMI SASAKI, Nikkei staff writer Source: …

Japan Facing Extremely Poor Catches of Baby Eels Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)—Catches of juvenile Japanese eels have been extremely low in the current fishing …

Quantifying the illegal trade in European glass eels (Anguilla anguilla): Evidences and Indicators SEG-Report:2018-1-V1 Preamble. The brief report summarizes recent findings and available information in …

Operation BLACK GLASS 2016, Guardia Civil/SEPRONA from Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) on Vimeo. Operation ABAIA 2017, Guardia Civil/SEPRONA from Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) on Vimeo.

Habitat preferences of the critically endangered European eel 22nd December 2017 Read original Article on insideecology.com Tom Fort, in his fascinating ‘The Book of Eels’, …

Source: Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS) https://www.jwcs.org/en/themes/species/ There is strong demand for eel in Japan, and the cooked item known as “kabayaki” is sold even …

Official police press release Detenido un hombre que pretendía traficar con 65 kg de anguilas (pressdigital.es) La Guardia Civil interviene 65 kgrs. de anguilas vivas …

EU agrees to accelerate the recovery of the European eel 13 December 2017 Today, after all-night negotiations, Member States reached a political agreement on a …

07:55 CET: Live press conference, now available as stream here 08:00 CET: Good morning, as we understood from the AGRIFISH press conference, marine eel fishing …

Eel ban likely to be rejected by EU ministers — By Kait Bolongaro, POLITICO 12/11/17, 1:50 PM CET A European Commission proposal to ban eel …

Trafficking makes eels ‘as valuable as cocaine’ by Lewis Smith iNews Black market trafficking of eel is soaring with the critically endangered fish so valuable …

On 11 and 12 December 2017, European fishery ministers will meet for Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) to discuss and decide about a new eel …

Mystery of the eel: Europe’s own ivory trade By Paola Tamma | EURACTIV.com The European Commission has proposed a ban on eel fishing in the …

SEG Calls on EU Council of Ministers to Mandate the Commission to Launch an Evaluation of the EU Eel Regulation 21 November 2017 Download the …

On Thursday 30 Nov 2017, the CITES Standing Committee will discuss documents SC69Doc.47.1 and SC69Doc.47.2 in Geneva Please access the documents here: SC69Doc.47.1 SC69Doc.47.2

Eels in Japan; Habitat status, aquaculture and trade in Japan Japan Wildlife Conservation Society November 2017 Download full document in English Download full document in Spanish …

07 Nov 2017. The Commissions’ proposal to stop eel fishing in marine waters will now go to the Fisheries Ministers in early December and on …

Brussels, 7.11.2017 COM(2017) 645 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION Fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, …

The recruitment of European eel from the ocean remained low in 2017. The glass eel recruitment compared to the 1960 –1979 was only 1.6% in …

At CMS in Manila a joint statement with CITES has been published. “CITES is a legally binding international agreement that regulates international trade in wildlife. …

Shining a light on the loss of rheophilic fish habitat in lowland rivers as a forgotten consequence of barriers, and its implications for management Authors: …

13 October 2017. Ribble Rivers Trust have celebrated the completion of their river improvement project on the River Hyndburn which will allow migrating salmon, trout and …

Original language: English SC69 Doc. 47.2 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Sixty-ninth meeting of the Standing Committee Geneva …

EU countries throw out Baltic Sea eel ban Source: Kait Bolongaro, POLITICO 10/10/17, 6:48 AM CET LUXEMBOURG — EU countries today struck out a proposal …

On 9-10 October, EU Fisheries Ministers are provisionally scheduled to consider adoption of a European Commission proposal (1) which would ban eel fishing in the …

Knowledge network On 25 & 26 September we, jointly with the Environment Agency of England and the Severn River Trust, organized a workshop on Dam Removal …

A fishing ban will not safe the eel “Forskningen säger ja till fiskeristopp för ål” [Science says YES to a ban on eel fishing] was …

European Eel Regulation – 10th anniversary but no cause for celebration The European Eel has come sharpely into focus this month with the European Commission’s …

SLU Aqua´s comments on the EU Commission proposal for a fishing ban on eel in the Baltic Sea PUBLISHED: 31 AUGUST 2017 Following a multi-decadal …

As far as we can identify from Chinese websites, the following seizures were conducted in Spring 2017 in Mainland China: On 24 March 2017, Guangzhou …

North Africa as a source for European eel following the 2010 EU CITES eel trade ban author: Vincent Nijman source: Marine Policy 85 (2017) 133–137 …

Letter to the Director General of Fisheries Concerning the State of the European Eel  DOWNLOAD NSAC Advice Ref.13-1617 This advice was approved by the NSAC …

London, 31 August 2017. The European Eel is the most wide-spread fish stock in Europe, an appreciated food resource, and an important element in biodiversity …

ICES WHEELDATA REPORT 2017 Executive Summary. A Workshop on Designing an Eel Data Call (WKEELDATA), (chaired by: Caroline Durif, Norway), met in Rennes, France, from …

Project Tuna Investigating the potential for an eel aquaculture industry original article at ruraldelivery.net Eel aquaculture has been the subject of debate in New Zealand …

Sustainable British cod on the menu after stocks recover Excerpt. “Stocks of cod in the North Sea were once one of the world’s great fisheries …

Click on the Picture to play the video by the dutch RAVON foundation

‘Eelevator’ project gives American eels a lift An “eelevator” designed and built by a team including Cornell researchers is helping American eels survive their harrowing …

ARTE video series: “Anguilles: l’entrange trafic d’un poisson pas comme les autres” Direction: Marcus Pfeil, Stephan Arapovic Author: Marcus Pfeil Episodes (click pics to play episodes) …

Improving yellow eel upstream movements with fish lifts Authors: Santos JA, Rivaes R, Oliveira J, Ferreira T JOURNAL OF ECOHYDRAULICS, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2016.1234341 Abstract: Fragmentation of …

‘Protect The Eels’ is a film made by Pinch Me! Productions. It is an animated journey into the hidden ecologies of the River Avon as …

BBC The One Show about eels featuring SEG chairman Andrew Kerr from Sustainable EEl Group (SEG) on Vimeo.

Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines, May 2017–80 representatives from local Customs and enforcement agencies attended a workshop on “Effective law enforcement implementation to avert illegal trade …

ICES Special Request Advice Northeast Atlantic Published 8 May 2017 sr.2017.08 EU request to provide advice on fisheries-related anthropogenic impacts on eels in EU marine …

Season coming to an end the big tides pushed the elvers over Tewkesbury weir that means a massive escapement for them most will survive now …

Watch video on rtve.se (27min)

view original article in dutch Translation by Google, edited Dutch authorities seize 72 kg glass eel at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam 2017-04-17. Inspectors from the Dutch …

Las Tramas del cristal negro: el tráfico de angulas se sofistica read original article in Spanish on eldiario.es automatically translated by Google translate “Suculenta”, “Suculencias”, “Black …

 “There are fears that smugglers might target baby eels on the River Severn after the UK Border Force uncovered the first large incident of smuggling. …

Baby eels living in the River Severn are being targeted by smugglers. Thousands of elvers were released into the river three years ago pic.twitter.com/ByqrH3Xbrn — …

Restocking in state Brandenburg provides 6 Million eels for the goals of the Elbe River Eel Management Plan (Germany) 12 April 2017. Between March and …

Movement of dead fish in rivers Authors: Havn TB, Økland F, Teichert MAK, Heermann L, Borcherding J, Sæther SA, Tambets M, Diserud OH, Thorstad EB Source: Animal …

The slippery world of eel smuggling, Europe’s illegal and booming trade Author: Joe Shute Source: The Telegraph ,12.03.2017 Last week when Border Force officials apprehended …

Tuesday 13 June 2017 Session Chair: TBC Session 1 ‘Setting the Scene’ 09:30 Andy Don Environment Agency (UK) Welcome from the Symposium Steering Group 09:40 …

Dismantlement of an international organization devoted to the illegal trade in elvers/ baby eels Ministerio Del Interior EUROPOL Dirrección General De La Guardia Civil The …

According to Spanish Newspaper El Pais, the Spanish company Angulas y Mariscos Roset from Tarragona in Spain operated the trade network with partners near Athens …

17 arrested for smuggling glass eels worth EUR 10 million 08.03.2017 EUROPOL Thanks to @Europol @guardiacivil 17 arrested for smuggling glass eels to Asia worth …

Man arrested in Chessington for ‘trying to smuggle 600,000 live endangered eels’ at Heathrow Author: Rachel Dickerson Source: The Guardian The eels were hidden under …

Can you help the recovery of the European Eel? How to contribute to the review of the Sustainable Eel Standard 24 February 2017 The Sustainable …

See below the views of Eel leaders drawn from Science, Conservation and Commercial interests who are all working together for the recovery of the European …

Letter from Le Comité national des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins  (CNPMEM) concerning traceability in European eels French professional fisheries: a strong link to …

Thousand euros per kilo earnings from Trafficking Article by ΙΩΑΝΝΑ ΜΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Greece 07 February 2017  (translated by Google Translate, edited by A Kerr) Serious charges for …

Watch the video presentation (44min) by Willem Dekker at the Natural History Museum in Stockholm, October 2016: “Our eel stock, is it slowly drying up?”

2017-12-15 Prison avec sursis et amendes pour trafic de civelles agrisalon.com 2017-12-15 Two men sentenced in baby eel trafficking scheme bangordailynews.com 2017-12-08 Des braconniers de …

The environmental unit of the Spanish Guardia Civil, SEPRONA ran a major police operation and arrested a Spanish glass eel trader. Read the story here

Eel research at Wageningen will be further expanded in 2017. Wageningen University & Research has started a public-private partnership within the Agri & Food top …

Management of the eel is slipping through our hands! Distribute control and orchestrate national protection Author: Willem Dekker source: ICES Journal of Marine Science (2016) …

Sushi barcoding in the UK: another kettle of fish Authors: Vandammen SG, Griffiths AM, Taylor S-A, Di Muri CD, Hankard EA, Towne JA, Watson M, …

Illegal fishing: one in six fish estimated to be caught illegally By Heather Chinn on fish2fork.com For every six tonnes of seafood taken from the …

Progress review on the artificial glass eel production and the nutritional research for Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica by Hamidoghli A,  Bai SC, Leea S, Kim …

This is the first call for papers for the First International Eel Science Symposium. Closing date for submissions – 31st December 2016. The Symposium aims to …

Excellent read on illegal glass eel trade from a Japanese perspective! @TRAFFIC_WLTrade @thedmbaker @EelGroup https://t.co/TpJ3Wwvvzi — F.Stein (@Steinbutt) December 3, 2016 A look at the …

The Eeluminium Project: A new hope for saving the European eel population from extinction A new hypothesis: Could the decline in eel numbers be due …

Exploring the Challenge of First-Feeding European Eels in Captivity DENMARK – Rearing European eels in captivity throughout their life cycle in a complex task, hampered …

River Severn to benefit from £19.4 million funding boost Almost £20 million has been granted to a scheme that aims to open up miles of …

Donor life stage influences juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata attraction to conspecific chemical cues Authors: Galbraith HS, Blakeslee CJ, Schmucker AK, Johnson NS, Hansen MJ, …

Read the new ICES stock advice

“Freshwater habitats – such as lakes, rivers and wetlands – carry immense importance for life on Earth. Freshwater accounts for only 0.01 per cent of …

Seven Men Plead Guilty for Illegally Harvesting and Selling American Eels Between the dates of October 4 and October 6, seven individuals pleaded guilty in Federal …

New ICES WGEEL REPORT reveals that 37.3% of the declared European glass eel catches in 2015/2016 “disappear” with unknown destination Conclusions to glass eel trade …

ICES WGEEL REPORT 2016 ICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ICES CM 2016/ACOM:19 REF. ACOM, WGRECORDS, SSGEF, FAO, EIFAAC, GFCM Report of the Working Group on Eels (WGEEL) …

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Empirical observations of the spawning migration of European eels: The long and dangerous road to the Sargasso Sea Authors: Righton D, Westerberg H, Feunteun E, …

Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in consumers of eel from polluted rivers compared to marketable eel Authors: van den Dungen MW, Kok DE, Polder A, …

the EU draft decisions contain: promote international or regional cooperation on a species-by-species basis, including the  convening  of  regional  meetings  to  discuss  how  to  fill  …

The Symposium aims to provide a global forum for scientists and researchers to present the latest data and initiatives on the biology and management of …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The ICES Workshop on Eel Stocking (WKSTOCKEEL), chaired by Derek Evans, UK, met in Toomebridge, N. Ireland, UK, 20–24 June 2016. This workshop …

Theory of Change Model The SEG Vision Healthy wild eel populations distributed throughout their natural range fulfilling their role in the aquatic environment and supporting …

On 08 September 2016, C. Griffin, Wetlands International (Conservation leader for SEG) and F. Stein (SEG) participated at the ‘Workshop on Delivering and Enforcing the …

EU Recommendation for the Conservation of and Trade in Anguilla spp. Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Johannesburg (South Africa), 24 September – …

Click here to read Historical data to plan the recovery of the European Eel by Miguel Clavero and Virgilio Hermoso.

New article by Willem Dekker: “Management of the eel is slipping through our hands! Distribute control and orchestrate national protection” in ICES Journal of Marine …

Wageningen University & Research Centre makes rapid progress in research into the artificial reproduction of eels. Wageningen, June 28, 2016. After a mere six months of …

Les Sables d’Olonne, 3rd of June 2016 Following the dismantling of a glass eels traffic, individuals in charge of a fish trading company operating in …

The French National Committee for Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish Farming (CNPMEM) and the French National Committee for Freshwater Professional Fishing (CONAPPED) have formed a …

Concurrently with the SEG Conference on May 31st in London, where major evidence was presented exposing the extensive illegal trafficking of eels, the French police …

The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) has made an extensive study into the last 6 months of trade in glass eels and has identified a vast …

Eight people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil, and another three are under investigation in connection with the illegal export of over 2.5 tons …

On May 31, 2016, the Sustainable Eel Group will present the findings of extensive research and evidence of investigations of illegal trafficking of European eels …

Eel Restocking across Europe in 2016 The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is among the most important fish species. It once represented over 50% of the …

The Guardian’s Emma Bryce further investigates the illegal trade of European eel in a new article. Bryce wrote her first post on the topic in …

BBC published a video to show a new way conservationists in the West Country help baby eels navigate through rivers. Read the full article and …

The German eel-organization, Initiative zur Förderung des Europäischen Aales e.V. (IFEA), organized a successful eel-conference in Potsdam, close to Berlin. Scientists, NGO’s, Government and industry …

The German organization for the eel industry, Initiative zur Förderung des Europäischen Aals e.V. (IFEA), has started an eel fund. The International Eel Stewardship Fund® …

Last week The Guardian wrote an article about the large-scale, illegal European eel-trade. Every year tens of millions of juvenile eels disappear to Asia. Since …

Hydropower turbines are largest cause of eel mortality in Sweden Most freshwater eels in Swedish waterways have been transported in from UK and France Critical …

The Guardian blogger Emma Bryce wrote a blog about the European eel fishery and how it is beset by illegal trade. Bryce spoke with Andrew …

The importance of sustainable eel practices was discussed in depth on the BBC’s flagship Countryfile show this week. Presenter Ellie Harrison joined elvermen, the Environment …

Five leading figures behind the development and progress of the sustainable eel movement were recognised during the SEG 5th Anniversary conference at Fishmonger’s Hall this …

The significant increases in elver recruitment in recent years, and the accelerating support for sustainability across Europe, are giving renewed hope for the eel – …

The BBC have again been out filming the work of SEG, this time discussing the great eel migration to Europe and the issues of blocked …

ICES has reported three years in a row of increasing glass eel recruitment and illustrates that in the 2013 – 2014 season the levels attained …

The latest European Commission report to the Council and European Parliament makes a strong call for further attention on environmental actions for the eel.

Published on 21 October 2014 it indicates that some EU members states have been slow to implement conservation measures in their Eel Management Plans, and says “More attention should be given to management measures related to non-fishing anthropogenic mortality factors”, including hydropower and pumping stations, habitat loss or degradation, pollution, diseases and parasites – “the majority of which have only been partially implemented by member states.”

The report goes on to explain the difficulties of measuring eel population and concludes that there is an urgent need ‘for solid estimates’ and a new estimation of stock indicators.

Andrew Kerr, SEG Chairman said “Following the huge increases of glass eel recruitment to the Bay of Biscay and the River Severn in 2013 and 2014, SEG believes nature has been unable to make best use of this abundance because so many natural eel migration pathways remain blocked. The translocation of 90 million plus eel in 2014 as a restocking conservation measure, whilst being highly commendable, cannot be regarded as a lasting or sustainable solution.

Overall, SEG welcomes the fact that the debate is no longer centred on fishery restrictions (we strongly believe that the best solutions for the eel’s recovery require a vibrant sustainable fishery across Europe) and that further research will be conducted to give a more accurate picture of eel populations.”

The full report is available here

Following the huge increase in the number of elvers arriving in the UK’s western estuaries this year, reports have been published of a massive increase …

SEG has launched a major project with Bristol Avon Rivers Trust to increase the number of European Eels in the River Avon. Nearly 100,000 juvenile …

This week Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped programme interviewed SEG as part of an insightful film looking at jellied eel sales in the UK. SEG took …

Welcoming the latest IUCN assessment of the European Eel, SEG Chairman Andrew Kerr said: “We are very encouraged by the IUCN’s detailed report, which finds …

Thousands of elvers restocked by Zac Goldsmith MP and Lord de Mauley, Environment Minister 90+ million juvenile eels rescued & re-homed across Europe A massive …

A film showing the incredible increase in the number of glass eels arriving in the UK has appeared on the BBC’s flagship Springwatch programme. Having …

SEG’s restocking initiatives on the Parrett and Severn continue apace – and the media coverage continues! This morning’s Daily Telegraph has a big feature on …

UK’s biggest ever initiative to help endangered eels starts on River Parrett on Monday night (31 March) Fishermen will try to catch 1 million baby …

Important new research into predation of the European Eel Evidence on its marine migration has just been published. An abstract is below, the full report …