@gge66.bsky.social
8/8
Updated on 11 November — and still no improvement on that 58% score.
What a joke. If 58% is enough to stay certified, then what % do they even need?
Because at this point, these certificates look worthless.
#Accountability #CertificationIntegrity @ISEALalliance
@EU_MARE
Updated on 11 November — and still no improvement on that 58% score.
What a joke. If 58% is enough to stay certified, then what % do they even need?
Because at this point, these certificates look worthless.
#Accountability #CertificationIntegrity @ISEALalliance
@EU_MARE
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
8/8
Updated on 11 November — and still no improvement on that 58% score.
What a joke. If 58% is enough to stay certified, then what % do they even need?
Because at this point, these certificates look worthless.
#Accountability #CertificationIntegrity @ISEALalliance
@EU_MARE
Updated on 11 November — and still no improvement on that 58% score.
What a joke. If 58% is enough to stay certified, then what % do they even need?
Because at this point, these certificates look worthless.
#Accountability #CertificationIntegrity @ISEALalliance
@EU_MARE
7/8
Does that mean the other 42% of their trade is illegally sourced and sold — while still being covered by SEG’s certification?
Because this pattern has gone on for years and must be terminated.
#EelTrade #Sustainability #SEG #Transparency
@FTM_eut @CITES
@seasaxa
Does that mean the other 42% of their trade is illegally sourced and sold — while still being covered by SEG’s certification?
Because this pattern has gone on for years and must be terminated.
#EelTrade #Sustainability #SEG #Transparency
@FTM_eut @CITES
@seasaxa
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
7/8
Does that mean the other 42% of their trade is illegally sourced and sold — while still being covered by SEG’s certification?
Because this pattern has gone on for years and must be terminated.
#EelTrade #Sustainability #SEG #Transparency
@FTM_eut @CITES
@seasaxa
Does that mean the other 42% of their trade is illegally sourced and sold — while still being covered by SEG’s certification?
Because this pattern has gone on for years and must be terminated.
#EelTrade #Sustainability #SEG #Transparency
@FTM_eut @CITES
@seasaxa
6/8
Transparency matters.
You can check the original document yourself — it’s public on the SEG site:
SEG Certificate Register | Sustainable Eel Group
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
@EU_MARE
Transparency matters.
You can check the original document yourself — it’s public on the SEG site:
SEG Certificate Register | Sustainable Eel Group
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
@EU_MARE
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
6/8
Transparency matters.
You can check the original document yourself — it’s public on the SEG site:
SEG Certificate Register | Sustainable Eel Group
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
@EU_MARE
Transparency matters.
You can check the original document yourself — it’s public on the SEG site:
SEG Certificate Register | Sustainable Eel Group
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
@EU_MARE
5/8
This raises serious questions about SEG’s credibility.
If a trader can keep its certification for years without passing the next audit — and with only 58% compliance — what does “sustainable” even mean here?
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
This raises serious questions about SEG’s credibility.
If a trader can keep its certification for years without passing the next audit — and with only 58% compliance — what does “sustainable” even mean here?
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
5/8
This raises serious questions about SEG’s credibility.
If a trader can keep its certification for years without passing the next audit — and with only 58% compliance — what does “sustainable” even mean here?
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
This raises serious questions about SEG’s credibility.
If a trader can keep its certification for years without passing the next audit — and with only 58% compliance — what does “sustainable” even mean here?
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
4/8
Even more concerning: the company’s “Responsibility Score” was only 58% — barely above the minimum threshold.
How can that be considered responsibly sourced?
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliancei
@ CITES CoP20
Even more concerning: the company’s “Responsibility Score” was only 58% — barely above the minimum threshold.
How can that be considered responsibly sourced?
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliancei
@ CITES CoP20
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
4/8
Even more concerning: the company’s “Responsibility Score” was only 58% — barely above the minimum threshold.
How can that be considered responsibly sourced?
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliancei
@ CITES CoP20
Even more concerning: the company’s “Responsibility Score” was only 58% — barely above the minimum threshold.
How can that be considered responsibly sourced?
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliancei
@ CITES CoP20
3/8
Despite this, the certificate remains active until 8 February 2026.
So that’s nearly 4 years of trading under a “responsible” label — without a completed follow-up audit.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
@ISEALalliance
Despite this, the certificate remains active until 8 February 2026.
So that’s nearly 4 years of trading under a “responsible” label — without a completed follow-up audit.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
@ISEALalliance
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
3/8
Despite this, the certificate remains active until 8 February 2026.
So that’s nearly 4 years of trading under a “responsible” label — without a completed follow-up audit.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
@ISEALalliance
Despite this, the certificate remains active until 8 February 2026.
So that’s nearly 4 years of trading under a “responsible” label — without a completed follow-up audit.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
@ISEALalliance
2/8
According to the official SEG document, SAS Estuaires was conditionally certified on 8 February 2022 — with a next audit due by 4 November 2022.
It’s now 2025, and that follow-up audit still hasn’t been published or passed.
@DanSaladinoUK
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
According to the official SEG document, SAS Estuaires was conditionally certified on 8 February 2022 — with a next audit due by 4 November 2022.
It’s now 2025, and that follow-up audit still hasn’t been published or passed.
@DanSaladinoUK
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
2/8
According to the official SEG document, SAS Estuaires was conditionally certified on 8 February 2022 — with a next audit due by 4 November 2022.
It’s now 2025, and that follow-up audit still hasn’t been published or passed.
@DanSaladinoUK
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
According to the official SEG document, SAS Estuaires was conditionally certified on 8 February 2022 — with a next audit due by 4 November 2022.
It’s now 2025, and that follow-up audit still hasn’t been published or passed.
@DanSaladinoUK
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
10/10
A “sustainable” register that certifies partial compliance isn’t protecting eels.
It’s protecting business as usual.
#SustainabilityFail
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@icesmarine.bsky.social
A “sustainable” register that certifies partial compliance isn’t protecting eels.
It’s protecting business as usual.
#SustainabilityFail
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@icesmarine.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
10/10
A “sustainable” register that certifies partial compliance isn’t protecting eels.
It’s protecting business as usual.
#SustainabilityFail
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@icesmarine.bsky.social
A “sustainable” register that certifies partial compliance isn’t protecting eels.
It’s protecting business as usual.
#SustainabilityFail
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@icesmarine.bsky.social
9/10
Updated 11 November 2025.
Same message, same flaws.
The SEG register still can’t guarantee sustainability — just the appearance of it.
#SustainabilityFail
@ISEAL
@DERRA
@seasaxa
Updated 11 November 2025.
Same message, same flaws.
The SEG register still can’t guarantee sustainability — just the appearance of it.
#SustainabilityFail
@ISEAL
@DERRA
@seasaxa
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
9/10
Updated 11 November 2025.
Same message, same flaws.
The SEG register still can’t guarantee sustainability — just the appearance of it.
#SustainabilityFail
@ISEAL
@DERRA
@seasaxa
Updated 11 November 2025.
Same message, same flaws.
The SEG register still can’t guarantee sustainability — just the appearance of it.
#SustainabilityFail
@ISEAL
@DERRA
@seasaxa
8/10
If SEG can’t guarantee that the companies it lists sell 100% legal eel, then the certification isn’t a safeguard — it’s a smokescreen.
#Conservation #WildlifeProtection
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DEFRA
If SEG can’t guarantee that the companies it lists sell 100% legal eel, then the certification isn’t a safeguard — it’s a smokescreen.
#Conservation #WildlifeProtection
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DEFRA
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
8/10
If SEG can’t guarantee that the companies it lists sell 100% legal eel, then the certification isn’t a safeguard — it’s a smokescreen.
#Conservation #WildlifeProtection
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DEFRA
If SEG can’t guarantee that the companies it lists sell 100% legal eel, then the certification isn’t a safeguard — it’s a smokescreen.
#Conservation #WildlifeProtection
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
@Cites
@DEFRA
7/10
European eel populations have collapsed.
Illegal trade remains massive.
A register that blurs the line between certified and uncertified supply only makes enforcement harder.
@BBC Radio4
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
European eel populations have collapsed.
Illegal trade remains massive.
A register that blurs the line between certified and uncertified supply only makes enforcement harder.
@BBC Radio4
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
7/10
European eel populations have collapsed.
Illegal trade remains massive.
A register that blurs the line between certified and uncertified supply only makes enforcement harder.
@BBC Radio4
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
European eel populations have collapsed.
Illegal trade remains massive.
A register that blurs the line between certified and uncertified supply only makes enforcement harder.
@BBC Radio4
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
6/10
This isn’t transparency — it’s confusion.
A public register that can’t show how much of the trade is actually legal or sustainable does nothing to protect a critically endangered species.
#EuropeanEel #Greenwashing
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE
This isn’t transparency — it’s confusion.
A public register that can’t show how much of the trade is actually legal or sustainable does nothing to protect a critically endangered species.
#EuropeanEel #Greenwashing
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
6/10
This isn’t transparency — it’s confusion.
A public register that can’t show how much of the trade is actually legal or sustainable does nothing to protect a critically endangered species.
#EuropeanEel #Greenwashing
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE
This isn’t transparency — it’s confusion.
A public register that can’t show how much of the trade is actually legal or sustainable does nothing to protect a critically endangered species.
#EuropeanEel #Greenwashing
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE
5/10
If customers still have to ask for proof of certification on every batch, what’s the point?
It’s not assurance. It’s a label without accountability.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
If customers still have to ask for proof of certification on every batch, what’s the point?
It’s not assurance. It’s a label without accountability.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
5/10
If customers still have to ask for proof of certification on every batch, what’s the point?
It’s not assurance. It’s a label without accountability.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
If customers still have to ask for proof of certification on every batch, what’s the point?
It’s not assurance. It’s a label without accountability.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
4/10
SEG also admits:
“It does not guarantee that 100% of their stock is SEG certified.”
So the register is basically a list of people who might sell certified eel sometimes.
#EelTrade
@DanSaladinoUK
@ CITES CoP20
@OceanaEurope
SEG also admits:
“It does not guarantee that 100% of their stock is SEG certified.”
So the register is basically a list of people who might sell certified eel sometimes.
#EelTrade
@DanSaladinoUK
@ CITES CoP20
@OceanaEurope
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
4/10
SEG also admits:
“It does not guarantee that 100% of their stock is SEG certified.”
So the register is basically a list of people who might sell certified eel sometimes.
#EelTrade
@DanSaladinoUK
@ CITES CoP20
@OceanaEurope
SEG also admits:
“It does not guarantee that 100% of their stock is SEG certified.”
So the register is basically a list of people who might sell certified eel sometimes.
#EelTrade
@DanSaladinoUK
@ CITES CoP20
@OceanaEurope
3/10
That means a company can be on the register even if only a fraction of its eel is certified.
10%? 25%? 50%? Nobody knows — SEG doesn’t say.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
That means a company can be on the register even if only a fraction of its eel is certified.
10%? 25%? 50%? Nobody knows — SEG doesn’t say.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
3/10
That means a company can be on the register even if only a fraction of its eel is certified.
10%? 25%? 50%? Nobody knows — SEG doesn’t say.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
That means a company can be on the register even if only a fraction of its eel is certified.
10%? 25%? 50%? Nobody knows — SEG doesn’t say.
#EelTruth
@ISEALalliance
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@DefraGovUK
2/10
Important note straight from the update (11 Nov 2025):
“This register shows those who hold and have recently held the SEG Standard certificate and are trading to some extent in SEG certified eel.”
“To some extent.” Really.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Accountability
Important note straight from the update (11 Nov 2025):
“This register shows those who hold and have recently held the SEG Standard certificate and are trading to some extent in SEG certified eel.”
“To some extent.” Really.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Accountability
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
2/10
Important note straight from the update (11 Nov 2025):
“This register shows those who hold and have recently held the SEG Standard certificate and are trading to some extent in SEG certified eel.”
“To some extent.” Really.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Accountability
Important note straight from the update (11 Nov 2025):
“This register shows those who hold and have recently held the SEG Standard certificate and are trading to some extent in SEG certified eel.”
“To some extent.” Really.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Accountability
6/6
Even SEG admits certification “does not guarantee 100% legal eel.”
So what’s being sold as “responsibly sourced”?
If the system allows grey areas, it risks protecting paperwork — not the species.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
Even SEG admits certification “does not guarantee 100% legal eel.”
So what’s being sold as “responsibly sourced”?
If the system allows grey areas, it risks protecting paperwork — not the species.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
6/6
Even SEG admits certification “does not guarantee 100% legal eel.”
So what’s being sold as “responsibly sourced”?
If the system allows grey areas, it risks protecting paperwork — not the species.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
Even SEG admits certification “does not guarantee 100% legal eel.”
So what’s being sold as “responsibly sourced”?
If the system allows grey areas, it risks protecting paperwork — not the species.
@EU_MARE
@ CITES CoP20
@hjaruissen
@EU_ENV
5/6
How many other SEG-certified fisheries were in the same position — conditionally approved for years?
This isn’t professional or helpful for eel recovery when “certified” sites might be exploiting the label.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
How many other SEG-certified fisheries were in the same position — conditionally approved for years?
This isn’t professional or helpful for eel recovery when “certified” sites might be exploiting the label.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
5/6
How many other SEG-certified fisheries were in the same position — conditionally approved for years?
This isn’t professional or helpful for eel recovery when “certified” sites might be exploiting the label.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
How many other SEG-certified fisheries were in the same position — conditionally approved for years?
This isn’t professional or helpful for eel recovery when “certified” sites might be exploiting the label.
#EelCrisis #Fisheries
#Ee|Deal2030
4/6
🚨 3 years later and still “conditional”?
That’s not transparency — that’s complacency.
SEG needs to explain why this certificate still stands.
Otherwise, what’s the point of a standard?
#SustainableEel #Transparency #Fisheries
@ISEALalliance
@seasaxa
🚨 3 years later and still “conditional”?
That’s not transparency — that’s complacency.
SEG needs to explain why this certificate still stands.
Otherwise, what’s the point of a standard?
#SustainableEel #Transparency #Fisheries
@ISEALalliance
@seasaxa
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
4/6
🚨 3 years later and still “conditional”?
That’s not transparency — that’s complacency.
SEG needs to explain why this certificate still stands.
Otherwise, what’s the point of a standard?
#SustainableEel #Transparency #Fisheries
@ISEALalliance
@seasaxa
🚨 3 years later and still “conditional”?
That’s not transparency — that’s complacency.
SEG needs to explain why this certificate still stands.
Otherwise, what’s the point of a standard?
#SustainableEel #Transparency #Fisheries
@ISEALalliance
@seasaxa
3/6
The European eel is critically endangered.
Every glass eel counts.
Certification should mean verified sustainability, not extended uncertainty.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
The European eel is critically endangered.
Every glass eel counts.
Certification should mean verified sustainability, not extended uncertainty.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
3/6
The European eel is critically endangered.
Every glass eel counts.
Certification should mean verified sustainability, not extended uncertainty.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
The European eel is critically endangered.
Every glass eel counts.
Certification should mean verified sustainability, not extended uncertainty.
#Sustainability #EelConservation
@OceanaEurope
#Ee|Deal2030
@ISEALalliance
@SIFFCapitalMgmt
2/6
⚠️ “Conditional” means not all standards were met.
So why hasn’t it changed after 3 years?
If oversight fails, non-compliant or illegal eels could slip through under a “sustainable” label.
#EelTrade #Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
⚠️ “Conditional” means not all standards were met.
So why hasn’t it changed after 3 years?
If oversight fails, non-compliant or illegal eels could slip through under a “sustainable” label.
#EelTrade #Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
2/6
⚠️ “Conditional” means not all standards were met.
So why hasn’t it changed after 3 years?
If oversight fails, non-compliant or illegal eels could slip through under a “sustainable” label.
#EelTrade #Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK
⚠️ “Conditional” means not all standards were met.
So why hasn’t it changed after 3 years?
If oversight fails, non-compliant or illegal eels could slip through under a “sustainable” label.
#EelTrade #Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK