The EA has confirmed that without markets it will not issue authorisations. This means no restocking, and millions of critically endangered baby eels in the River Severn will once again be trapped and left to die this season.
@DefraGovUK
@EnvAgency
The EA has confirmed that without markets it will not issue authorisations. This means no restocking, and millions of critically endangered baby eels in the River Severn will once again be trapped and left to die this season.
@DefraGovUK
@EnvAgency
UV surveys expose an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn: critically endangered glass eels trapped, abandoned, and left to die. A conservation disaster caused by negligence. It’s criminal.
@DefraGovUK @CITES
@EnvAgency
UV surveys expose an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn: critically endangered glass eels trapped, abandoned, and left to die. A conservation disaster caused by negligence. It’s criminal.
@DefraGovUK @CITES
@EnvAgency
UV lighting exposes an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn. Critically endangered glass eels trapped and abandoned to die. This is negligence. This is preventable — yet allowed to continue. Enough.
@DefraGovUK @CITES
@EnvAgency
UV lighting exposes an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn. Critically endangered glass eels trapped and abandoned to die. This is negligence. This is preventable — yet allowed to continue. Enough.
@DefraGovUK @CITES
@EnvAgency
Should this be allowed in the River Severn?
Critically endangered glass eels trapped, exhausted, and left to die.
This isn’t an accident — it’s an environmental failure.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelDeal2030 @DefraGovUK
@CITES
@EnvAgency
Should this be allowed in the River Severn?
Critically endangered glass eels trapped, exhausted, and left to die.
This isn’t an accident — it’s an environmental failure.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelDeal2030 @DefraGovUK
@CITES
@EnvAgency
The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) presents itself as a conservation body.
In reality, it functions as a PR shield for continued exploitation of a critically endangered species.
#EelDeal2030
#SaveTheEels
#Greenwashing
The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) presents itself as a conservation body.
In reality, it functions as a PR shield for continued exploitation of a critically endangered species.
#EelDeal2030
#SaveTheEels
#Greenwashing
SEG isn’t a watchdog. Funded by the eel trade, run by commercial interests and closed governance.
Eels are Critically Endangered. Science says zero catch. SEG says keep fishing, eating and exporting. That’s collapse.
#EelDeal2030
SEG isn’t a watchdog. Funded by the eel trade, run by commercial interests and closed governance.
Eels are Critically Endangered. Science says zero catch. SEG says keep fishing, eating and exporting. That’s collapse.
#EelDeal2030
Dupan’s attack on ICES is political, selective, and economically self-interested.
ICES’s guidance remains clear, consistent, and science-driven.
If Europe truly wants eels to survive, it must follow the science—not financial interests.
#EelDeal2030
Dupan’s attack on ICES is political, selective, and economically self-interested.
ICES’s guidance remains clear, consistent, and science-driven.
If Europe truly wants eels to survive, it must follow the science—not financial interests.
#EelDeal2030
SEG brands itself as conservation, but acts as a PR shield for exploiting a critically endangered species. Calling eel fishing “sustainable” after a 90%+ collapse is greenwashing. No farming, just wild capture. Real question isn’t “how continue?” but “why not stop?”
SEG brands itself as conservation, but acts as a PR shield for exploiting a critically endangered species. Calling eel fishing “sustainable” after a 90%+ collapse is greenwashing. No farming, just wild capture. Real question isn’t “how continue?” but “why not stop?”
“After repeated failures—ISEAL suspension, court appearances, and lapsed certifications etc —the Sustainable Eel Group has gone into hiding. This exposes their false claims and a fake system built on deception.”
#EelDeal2030
#EelGate
#SaveTheEels
#Eelwashing
“After repeated failures—ISEAL suspension, court appearances, and lapsed certifications etc —the Sustainable Eel Group has gone into hiding. This exposes their false claims and a fake system built on deception.”
#EelDeal2030
#EelGate
#SaveTheEels
#Eelwashing
“Sustainable eel” is a myth.
There is no captive-bred eel.
Every farmed eel starts life ripped from the wild as a glass eel — often from critically endangered stocks — then laundered through certification and sold with a clean conscience.
#EelDeal2030
@DefraGovUK
“Sustainable eel” is a myth.
There is no captive-bred eel.
Every farmed eel starts life ripped from the wild as a glass eel — often from critically endangered stocks — then laundered through certification and sold with a clean conscience.
#EelDeal2030
@DefraGovUK
1/9
SEG claims it doesn’t issue “restocking certificates.” That’s a technical dodge. Restocking is built into the SEG Standard—allowing eel companies to sell sustainability claims off the back of stocking rivers with farmed eels.
#EelGate
#SaveTheEels
1/9
SEG claims it doesn’t issue “restocking certificates.” That’s a technical dodge. Restocking is built into the SEG Standard—allowing eel companies to sell sustainability claims off the back of stocking rivers with farmed eels.
#EelGate
#SaveTheEels
1/13
This letter from @GOVUK & @EnvAgency is extraordinary and deeply concerning.
It claims “large numbers of elvers were taken” and “a significant proportion perished” — a critically endangered species — yet gives no detail.
Unacceptable
@EnvAgency
1/13
This letter from @GOVUK & @EnvAgency is extraordinary and deeply concerning.
It claims “large numbers of elvers were taken” and “a significant proportion perished” — a critically endangered species — yet gives no detail.
Unacceptable
@EnvAgency
1/5
SEG certificate SEG-0047 is EXPIRED but still marked PASSED.
Issued: 28 Dec 2021 Expires: 28 Dec 2023 Next audit: Dec 2025
According to the SEG Standard itself this is “fine.” SEG allows expired certificates to remain PASSED
@EU_MARE
@CostasKadis
1/5
SEG certificate SEG-0047 is EXPIRED but still marked PASSED.
Issued: 28 Dec 2021 Expires: 28 Dec 2023 Next audit: Dec 2025
According to the SEG Standard itself this is “fine.” SEG allows expired certificates to remain PASSED
@EU_MARE
@CostasKadis
Failure
1/13
The Sustainable Eel Group claims to protect European eels, but its certifications are mostly expired, misrepresented, and failing while this critically endangered species remains at the brink of extinction. The data exposes systemic failure
#Eel
Failure
1/13
The Sustainable Eel Group claims to protect European eels, but its certifications are mostly expired, misrepresented, and failing while this critically endangered species remains at the brink of extinction. The data exposes systemic failure
#Eel
1/5
SEG claims “none of the individuals convicted were certified.”
This concerns the La Roche-sur-Yon convictions (Vendée & Charente-Maritime, France).
www.sustainableeelgroup.org/court-judgem...
1/5
SEG claims “none of the individuals convicted were certified.”
This concerns the La Roche-sur-Yon convictions (Vendée & Charente-Maritime, France).
www.sustainableeelgroup.org/court-judgem...
1/6
The Sustainable Eel Group claims the majority of the French eel fishery is certified. The reality? That number counts companies, not fish. Most eels in the market are not traceable, and a certificate on paper does nothing to save a critically endangered species.
1/6
The Sustainable Eel Group claims the majority of the French eel fishery is certified. The reality? That number counts companies, not fish. Most eels in the market are not traceable, and a certificate on paper does nothing to save a critically endangered species.
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
1/7
In 2025, only 70.5% of the French marine eel quota was actually restocked.
That leaves 29.5% of the quota – about 10 tons – not restocked, despite healthy glass eel numbers in estuaries.
#EelDeal2030
@DanSaladinoUK
@EUCommission @EUCouncil
1/7
In 2025, only 70.5% of the French marine eel quota was actually restocked.
That leaves 29.5% of the quota – about 10 tons – not restocked, despite healthy glass eel numbers in estuaries.
#EelDeal2030
@DanSaladinoUK
@EUCommission @EUCouncil
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/12
This article claims it “no longer makes sense” to list the European eel as Critically Endangered. That claim rests almost entirely on Willem Dekker and it is misleading, unchallenged, and irresponsible
@DanSaladinoUK
@CostasKadis
@DavidBunt1
1/12
This article claims it “no longer makes sense” to list the European eel as Critically Endangered. That claim rests almost entirely on Willem Dekker and it is misleading, unchallenged, and irresponsible
@DanSaladinoUK
@CostasKadis
@DavidBunt1
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability