River Severn 2026 Migration Underway Millions of critically endangered baby eels are already stranded along the River Severn, cut off and exhausted during their annual migration. Without help, millions of young eels will perish again. This is a recurring ecological emergency

“Bureaucracy Kills Eels” 1/8 SHARE & REPOST — 1 Tonne of Critically Endangered Eels Could Be Destroyed The European eel is critically endangered. Millions migrate up the River Severn every year — yet most are trapped by man-made barriers. A species on the brink is being blocked to death.

SEGs Failure 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

SEG’s failure. 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

SEGs Failure 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

SEGs Failure 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

SEGs Shield 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

SEGs Collapse 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

SEGs Partner 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

SEGs Spin 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?”

SEGs Deception “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

SEGs Myth “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

SEGs Circular Control 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) SEGs Somerset Eels? 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

SEG’s Suspicious Standard 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

SEG’s Systemic 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

SEGs Certified Traffickers? 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...

SEGs Claims 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.

SEGs Fake Register 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

SEGs Reality Check 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

SEGs Huge Casualties 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

SEGs Certified Extinction 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

SEGs Director of Science 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

SEG’s 2025 Collapse 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

SEGs Extinction 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

SEGs Misleading Board Member 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

SEGs Unseen Biomass 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

SEGs Restocking illusion 1/9 Europe’s eel “restocking” is being sold as a win. Glossy photos, buckets of big eels hauled “over the dyke.” Strong PR. Weak reality. This is industry theatre. #EelFirst #Accountability @EU_MARE

SEGs Festive Denial 1/12 A Christmas message about a Critically Endangered species that reads like a festive food magazine. Incredible work, Sustainable Eel Group. Truly tone-deaf excellence. #EelFirst #Accountability @EU_MARE

SEGs Vanishing Act 1/9 The Sustainable Eel Group has effectively disappeared. No presence. No accountability. No transparency. They were suspended by ISEAL — the global body for sustainability standards. A serious warning sign. #EelFirst #Accountability @EU_MARE

SEGs Shortfall 1/10 EU law mandates 60% of all glass eel catches must be restocked every year. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a legal obligation to protect a species on the brink of collapse across Europe. #EelFirst #Accountability

SEGs Illusion 1/13 The EU claims 60% of France’s glass eel catch is “restocked” to protect a critically endangered species. This rule is repeatedly used to justify keeping the commercial eel fishery open. That’s the story. The evidence doesn’t back it up. @DavidBunt1

SEGs Charlatans 1/10 SEG is demanding the world overhaul eel trade rules… while their own certification scheme is suspended by ISEAL. You can’t shout about global accountability when your own system didn’t meet basic credibility requirements. #EelCrisis #Accountability

SEGs Deception 1/10 Every year, tens of millions of European glass eels are illegally shipped to Asia, fetching enormous profits. Authorities seize thousands of kg—but almost no one reports what happens next. The “rescues” you see? Mostly PR. #EelFirst #Accountability @EU_MARE

SEGs Desperation 1/12 SEG recent PR strongly implies the La Roche-sur-Yon glass eel bust reflects their work Let’s be clear: SEG are not the police, not customs, and not border force Court judgements in La Roche-sur-Yon with ten convicted | Sustainable Eel Group #Greenwashing

SEGs Missing Data 1/8 The European eel is critically endangered, yet in 2025 we still have no verified data on how much of the French glass eel catch is actually SEG-certified vs uncertified. For a species on the brink, this is unacceptable. #EelFirst #Accountability

SEGs Exposed 1/10 “BREAKING” The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) claims to “save” the critically endangered European eel. But a look at their own website exposes a mess of inconsistencies that seriously undermine their credibility. This doesn’t look like conservation. @CITES

SEGs Weak Certification 1/11 The European eel is critically endangered, yet the “Sustainable Eel Group” (SEG) keeps handing out certificates like candy. Hiding data while a species dies isn’t sustainability — it’s criminal negligence. #EelFirst #Accountability @EU_MARE

SEGs Cover-Up 1/9 The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) “sustainability” system for ENDANGERED European eel is shockingly relaxed + opaque. Public agencies can’t even verify whether audits happen. Zero transparency on who was audited in 2025. @ISEALAlliance #Ee|Deal2030 @EUCouncil

SEGs Conservation Failure 1/13 BREAKING: Now officially published on the ISEAL website — the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG), which claims to protect critically endangered eels, has had its ISEAL Community Member and Code Compliant status SUSPENDED as of 16 Sept 2025. #EelFirst

SEGs Failing 1/10 Why are expired SEG certificates still labelled “Pass” on their public register? This isn’t a minor clerical error. It’s misleading the public and regulators about critically endangered European eels. #EelGate #SaveTheEels #Greenwashing

SEGs 0101 Certificate? 1/10 Morocco’s only SEG-certified eel farm — Nounemaroc — is listed on the SEG certificate register under certificate SEG‑0101, country MR, status “Pass.” (sustainableeelgroup.org) @ISEALalliance @EU_MARE @CITES #EelCrisis

SEGs Exposed 1/6 The irony is unreal. Some orgs preach “credible sustainability” like it’s gospel — yet the scheme they rely on, SEG, just got suspended from ISEAL. All that big talk about “credibility principles”… blown apart. @EU_MARE @EU_Commission @EU_ENV

SEGs Certified Partner 1/11 SEG certified the ONLY eel farm in Morocco — Nounemaroc — even though it restocks just 10% of glass-eel catches. Morocco lands ~1,000–1,500 kg a year. Only 100–150 kg get restocked. And SEG still calls this “sustainable.” @ISEALalliance @CITES #Eel

SEGs Advertising 1/6 The Sustainable Eel Group claims to “champion the eel,” yet its actions raise serious concerns. What’s presented as conservation often looks like a system enabling continued exploitation of a critically endangered species. #EelCrisis #Accountability

SEGs Double Standard 1/7 SEG’s chair Andrew Kerr told BBC News the UK eel fishery “must change,” claiming the future is conservation fishing and that we must “rebuild the human relationship with the eel.” Sounds noble, until you look at what SEG actually does, not what it says.

SEGs COP2O Ends? 1/11 COP20 wraps up and somehow SEG wants applause for offering… more workshops, more guidance, more “capacity building.” Translation: lots of talking, very little doing. Meanwhile, Anguilla species continue to get hammered in the real world. @EU_MARE

SEGs RESOLUTION 87: 1/5 Resolution 87: 5,000 words of bureaucratic poetry about saving eels… without actually saving eels. Endless “frameworks” and “assessments” = lots of talk, zero action. @ CITES CoP20 #Ee|Deal2030 @OceanaEurope

SEGs Deception 1/7 SEG says illegal glass-eel trade dropped 80%. Reality: these are self-reported estimates, based on SEG-backed studies, not independent data. #WildlifeCrime #EuropeanEel @EU_MARE @CITES #EelCrisis

SEGs Certification? 1/12 Let’s stop pretending: A certification that doesn’t guarantee 100% certified product is nothing but a logo. And that’s exactly the problem with @SustainableEel’s SEG certification. @ISEALalliance @DefraGovUK