@gge66.bsky.social
3/9
Andrew Kerr claims the UK eel fishery should be “conservation-only.”
But SEG operates in Belgium certifying European eel farms, processing plants all for consumption.
Conservation in the UK.
Consumption in Europe.
How is that not a massive contradiction?
@DefraGovUK
Andrew Kerr claims the UK eel fishery should be “conservation-only.”
But SEG operates in Belgium certifying European eel farms, processing plants all for consumption.
Conservation in the UK.
Consumption in Europe.
How is that not a massive contradiction?
@DefraGovUK
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
3/9
Andrew Kerr claims the UK eel fishery should be “conservation-only.”
But SEG operates in Belgium certifying European eel farms, processing plants all for consumption.
Conservation in the UK.
Consumption in Europe.
How is that not a massive contradiction?
@DefraGovUK
Andrew Kerr claims the UK eel fishery should be “conservation-only.”
But SEG operates in Belgium certifying European eel farms, processing plants all for consumption.
Conservation in the UK.
Consumption in Europe.
How is that not a massive contradiction?
@DefraGovUK
2/9
Let’s be honest:
If the trade stops, SEG’s (suspended) entire certification system collapses.
No trade → no farms to certify → no fees → no wages → no influence.
So is this really about saving the eel…
or saving their business model and Europe’s billion-dollar eel trade?
Let’s be honest:
If the trade stops, SEG’s (suspended) entire certification system collapses.
No trade → no farms to certify → no fees → no wages → no influence.
So is this really about saving the eel…
or saving their business model and Europe’s billion-dollar eel trade?
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
2/9
Let’s be honest:
If the trade stops, SEG’s (suspended) entire certification system collapses.
No trade → no farms to certify → no fees → no wages → no influence.
So is this really about saving the eel…
or saving their business model and Europe’s billion-dollar eel trade?
Let’s be honest:
If the trade stops, SEG’s (suspended) entire certification system collapses.
No trade → no farms to certify → no fees → no wages → no influence.
So is this really about saving the eel…
or saving their business model and Europe’s billion-dollar eel trade?
SEGs Two Tier “Kerr”
1/9
Why is the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) fighting so hard against putting the European eel on CITES Appendix I?
Appendix I = NO international trade.
If the eel is critically endangered, why defend the trade?
Who are they really protecting?
@ICESmarine
1/9
Why is the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) fighting so hard against putting the European eel on CITES Appendix I?
Appendix I = NO international trade.
If the eel is critically endangered, why defend the trade?
Who are they really protecting?
@ICESmarine
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
SEGs Two Tier “Kerr”
1/9
Why is the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) fighting so hard against putting the European eel on CITES Appendix I?
Appendix I = NO international trade.
If the eel is critically endangered, why defend the trade?
Who are they really protecting?
@ICESmarine
1/9
Why is the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) fighting so hard against putting the European eel on CITES Appendix I?
Appendix I = NO international trade.
If the eel is critically endangered, why defend the trade?
Who are they really protecting?
@ICESmarine
SEGs Greenwashing
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
SEGs Greenwashing
5/11
And that certificate edit — done within HOURS of publication?
That reeks of panic revision, not conservation.
Why the rush?
Who pushed it?
What changed?
#TransparencyMatters #EnvironmentalIntegrity
@ISEALalliance
And that certificate edit — done within HOURS of publication?
That reeks of panic revision, not conservation.
Why the rush?
Who pushed it?
What changed?
#TransparencyMatters #EnvironmentalIntegrity
@ISEALalliance
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
5/11
And that certificate edit — done within HOURS of publication?
That reeks of panic revision, not conservation.
Why the rush?
Who pushed it?
What changed?
#TransparencyMatters #EnvironmentalIntegrity
@ISEALalliance
And that certificate edit — done within HOURS of publication?
That reeks of panic revision, not conservation.
Why the rush?
Who pushed it?
What changed?
#TransparencyMatters #EnvironmentalIntegrity
@ISEALalliance
SEGs Panic Revision
1/11
What I just saw from @SustainableEel is wildly alarming.
A certificate for SAS Estuaires gets published… then QUIETLY ALTERED WITHIN HOURS.
This isn’t transparency — it’s a giant red flag. 🧵👇
#EelCrisis #ConservationFail
@ISEALalliance
1/11
What I just saw from @SustainableEel is wildly alarming.
A certificate for SAS Estuaires gets published… then QUIETLY ALTERED WITHIN HOURS.
This isn’t transparency — it’s a giant red flag. 🧵👇
#EelCrisis #ConservationFail
@ISEALalliance
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
SEGs Panic Revision
1/11
What I just saw from @SustainableEel is wildly alarming.
A certificate for SAS Estuaires gets published… then QUIETLY ALTERED WITHIN HOURS.
This isn’t transparency — it’s a giant red flag. 🧵👇
#EelCrisis #ConservationFail
@ISEALalliance
1/11
What I just saw from @SustainableEel is wildly alarming.
A certificate for SAS Estuaires gets published… then QUIETLY ALTERED WITHIN HOURS.
This isn’t transparency — it’s a giant red flag. 🧵👇
#EelCrisis #ConservationFail
@ISEALalliance
6/11
How does a certificate go from “Responsibility score: 58%” to no score at all, with totally different documentation and no public record of why these changes were made? This is not how a credible conservation certification behaves.
@ CITES CoP20
#Ee|Deal2030
How does a certificate go from “Responsibility score: 58%” to no score at all, with totally different documentation and no public record of why these changes were made? This is not how a credible conservation certification behaves.
@ CITES CoP20
#Ee|Deal2030
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
6/11
How does a certificate go from “Responsibility score: 58%” to no score at all, with totally different documentation and no public record of why these changes were made? This is not how a credible conservation certification behaves.
@ CITES CoP20
#Ee|Deal2030
How does a certificate go from “Responsibility score: 58%” to no score at all, with totally different documentation and no public record of why these changes were made? This is not how a credible conservation certification behaves.
@ CITES CoP20
#Ee|Deal2030
5/11
And the site itself shows an update on 11 November, but nothing about today’s changes. No note, no revision record. That raises serious questions. Why no disclosure? Why no transparency about such a major alteration?
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
And the site itself shows an update on 11 November, but nothing about today’s changes. No note, no revision record. That raises serious questions. Why no disclosure? Why no transparency about such a major alteration?
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
5/11
And the site itself shows an update on 11 November, but nothing about today’s changes. No note, no revision record. That raises serious questions. Why no disclosure? Why no transparency about such a major alteration?
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
And the site itself shows an update on 11 November, but nothing about today’s changes. No note, no revision record. That raises serious questions. Why no disclosure? Why no transparency about such a major alteration?
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
2/11
The original 2022 certificate for SAS Estuaires clearly showed a 58% responsibility score. Signed by David Bunt. Under SEG Standard 6.0a. Certified for glass eel trading. The score was public and it mattered — 58% is nowhere near sustainable.
@EU_MARE
The original 2022 certificate for SAS Estuaires clearly showed a 58% responsibility score. Signed by David Bunt. Under SEG Standard 6.0a. Certified for glass eel trading. The score was public and it mattered — 58% is nowhere near sustainable.
@EU_MARE
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
2/11
The original 2022 certificate for SAS Estuaires clearly showed a 58% responsibility score. Signed by David Bunt. Under SEG Standard 6.0a. Certified for glass eel trading. The score was public and it mattered — 58% is nowhere near sustainable.
@EU_MARE
The original 2022 certificate for SAS Estuaires clearly showed a 58% responsibility score. Signed by David Bunt. Under SEG Standard 6.0a. Certified for glass eel trading. The score was public and it mattered — 58% is nowhere near sustainable.
@EU_MARE
(5) SEGs SAS Estuaires Certification?
1/8
Let’s talk about how weak and inconsistent SEG’s certification system really is — using one example: SAS Estuaires, certified for “Responsibly Sourced” glass eel trading.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
1/8
Let’s talk about how weak and inconsistent SEG’s certification system really is — using one example: SAS Estuaires, certified for “Responsibly Sourced” glass eel trading.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
(5) SEGs SAS Estuaires Certification?
1/8
Let’s talk about how weak and inconsistent SEG’s certification system really is — using one example: SAS Estuaires, certified for “Responsibly Sourced” glass eel trading.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
1/8
Let’s talk about how weak and inconsistent SEG’s certification system really is — using one example: SAS Estuaires, certified for “Responsibly Sourced” glass eel trading.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
(4) SEGs Mysterious
Guarantee?
1/10
SEG just updated its “Register of organisations achieving the SEG Standard.”
It lists companies trading in “Responsibly Sourced European Eel.”
Sounds good — until you read the fine print.
#EelConservation
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
Guarantee?
1/10
SEG just updated its “Register of organisations achieving the SEG Standard.”
It lists companies trading in “Responsibly Sourced European Eel.”
Sounds good — until you read the fine print.
#EelConservation
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
(4) SEGs Mysterious
Guarantee?
1/10
SEG just updated its “Register of organisations achieving the SEG Standard.”
It lists companies trading in “Responsibly Sourced European Eel.”
Sounds good — until you read the fine print.
#EelConservation
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
Guarantee?
1/10
SEG just updated its “Register of organisations achieving the SEG Standard.”
It lists companies trading in “Responsibly Sourced European Eel.”
Sounds good — until you read the fine print.
#EelConservation
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
SEGs “Conditional Pass”
SEG's 'conditional pass' for that French eel fishery: Issued March 2022, audit due Dec 2022... still pending in 2025. That's not sustainable fishing—that's sustainable “bureaucracy”! Congrats on outlasting the eels themselves. @eelgroup @ISEAL_Alliance @DefraGovUK
SEG's 'conditional pass' for that French eel fishery: Issued March 2022, audit due Dec 2022... still pending in 2025. That's not sustainable fishing—that's sustainable “bureaucracy”! Congrats on outlasting the eels themselves. @eelgroup @ISEAL_Alliance @DefraGovUK
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
SEGs “Conditional Pass”
SEG's 'conditional pass' for that French eel fishery: Issued March 2022, audit due Dec 2022... still pending in 2025. That's not sustainable fishing—that's sustainable “bureaucracy”! Congrats on outlasting the eels themselves. @eelgroup @ISEAL_Alliance @DefraGovUK
SEG's 'conditional pass' for that French eel fishery: Issued March 2022, audit due Dec 2022... still pending in 2025. That's not sustainable fishing—that's sustainable “bureaucracy”! Congrats on outlasting the eels themselves. @eelgroup @ISEAL_Alliance @DefraGovUK
(3) SEGs Complacency
1/6
The Sèvre Niortaise Glass Eel Fishery’s conditional SEG certificate was issued Mar 2022, valid till Mar 2026.
Audit due Dec 2022 — still conditional.
Why is a “temporary” approval running 4 years?
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
1/6
The Sèvre Niortaise Glass Eel Fishery’s conditional SEG certificate was issued Mar 2022, valid till Mar 2026.
Audit due Dec 2022 — still conditional.
Why is a “temporary” approval running 4 years?
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
(3) SEGs Complacency
1/6
The Sèvre Niortaise Glass Eel Fishery’s conditional SEG certificate was issued Mar 2022, valid till Mar 2026.
Audit due Dec 2022 — still conditional.
Why is a “temporary” approval running 4 years?
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
1/6
The Sèvre Niortaise Glass Eel Fishery’s conditional SEG certificate was issued Mar 2022, valid till Mar 2026.
Audit due Dec 2022 — still conditional.
Why is a “temporary” approval running 4 years?
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DefraGovUK
SEGs Connection
1/8
Dupan — the Dutch Sustainable Eel Sector Foundation — slammed ICES for saying all human-caused eel mortality should go to zero.
Here’s the ugly truth: this isn’t about science. It’s about money.
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@DanSaladinoUK
1/8
Dupan — the Dutch Sustainable Eel Sector Foundation — slammed ICES for saying all human-caused eel mortality should go to zero.
Here’s the ugly truth: this isn’t about science. It’s about money.
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@DanSaladinoUK
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
SEGs Connection
1/8
Dupan — the Dutch Sustainable Eel Sector Foundation — slammed ICES for saying all human-caused eel mortality should go to zero.
Here’s the ugly truth: this isn’t about science. It’s about money.
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@DanSaladinoUK
1/8
Dupan — the Dutch Sustainable Eel Sector Foundation — slammed ICES for saying all human-caused eel mortality should go to zero.
Here’s the ugly truth: this isn’t about science. It’s about money.
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@DanSaladinoUK
SEGs Systemic Collapse
1/8
SEG claims its certification guarantees legal and sustainable eel farming.
But here’s the problem — most French farms lost SEG certification last year.
So how can SEG possibly know what’s legal or illegal in its “certified” supply chains?
1/8
SEG claims its certification guarantees legal and sustainable eel farming.
But here’s the problem — most French farms lost SEG certification last year.
So how can SEG possibly know what’s legal or illegal in its “certified” supply chains?
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
SEGs Systemic Collapse
1/8
SEG claims its certification guarantees legal and sustainable eel farming.
But here’s the problem — most French farms lost SEG certification last year.
So how can SEG possibly know what’s legal or illegal in its “certified” supply chains?
1/8
SEG claims its certification guarantees legal and sustainable eel farming.
But here’s the problem — most French farms lost SEG certification last year.
So how can SEG possibly know what’s legal or illegal in its “certified” supply chains?
ICES say they promote “science for sustainability” — yet every year, millions of endangered baby eels are trapped, forgotten, and left to die in the River Severn. No action, no solutions. #RiverSevern #Eels #Sustainability #ICES
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
ICES say they promote “science for sustainability” — yet every year, millions of endangered baby eels are trapped, forgotten, and left to die in the River Severn. No action, no solutions. #RiverSevern #Eels #Sustainability #ICES
Today 31st October 11:00am BBC Radio 4
Eels and Elvers
Dan Saladino explores the dramatic decline in eel populations and asks whether the species can be saved. On the River Severn, he meets the last of the glass eel fishermen and the conservationists fighting to protect them.
Eels and Elvers
Dan Saladino explores the dramatic decline in eel populations and asks whether the species can be saved. On the River Severn, he meets the last of the glass eel fishermen and the conservationists fighting to protect them.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Today 31st October 11:00am BBC Radio 4
Eels and Elvers
Dan Saladino explores the dramatic decline in eel populations and asks whether the species can be saved. On the River Severn, he meets the last of the glass eel fishermen and the conservationists fighting to protect them.
Eels and Elvers
Dan Saladino explores the dramatic decline in eel populations and asks whether the species can be saved. On the River Severn, he meets the last of the glass eel fishermen and the conservationists fighting to protect them.
