Ten people were prosecuted for illegal trafficking of glass eels. Prosecutions include: participation in criminal association, unauthorized possession or transport of non-domestic animals in an organized gang, unauthorized transfer in an organized gang. www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-...

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Why would you put high-value Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica into cat food? 🧐🧪 www.frontiersin.org/journals/vet...

In which I, a person who trained over 1,500 early career scientists all over the world in how to use Twitter, tell the scientific community that Twitter sucks now and you should use Bluesky for networking and outreach instead.

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Le procès du trafic de civelles entre la France, Hong Kong et le Sénégal s’est ouvert à Paris www.dakar-echo.com/le-proces-du...

“This application for the export of glass eels has been refused over concerns of significant risks of illegal trading compounded by the current situation in Russia.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A large glass eel trafficking network dismantled in Vendée and Charente-Maritime: seven people indicted www.francebleu.fr/vie-quotidie... 🧪

🧪 Very pleased to see that trafficking in European glass #eels remains a priority in the new EUROPOL Report on Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) which was just published! www.europol.europa.eu/publication-...

🧪 Our paper on "How to deal with confiscated glass eels destined for reintroduction" has been published in Fisheries Research. Free download for a period of 50 days. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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CITES currently discusses potential changes to the listings of eels (anguillids). We consider the uncertain impacts of those changes and conclude that a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the expected impacts relative to conservation targets and risk analyses are needed. doi.org/10.1017/S003...

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We are attending the Wild Salmon Connections conference this week at Fishmongers Hall in London. Although things may not look great for #salmon populations not all is lost as there is a great deal of work going into reversing that trend.

Want to get a feeling for whats going on with Baltic salmon! Check out a very professional free to view film Free Falling. m.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Uj...

Despite ongoing restoration efforts, salmon returns to Baltic rivers have dropped dramatically in recent years. Check out this excellent snapshot featuring my dear colleague @glenndouglas.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Uj...

New #iucn based assessment of conservation status once more shows inland fisheries is not a jey threat. It is pollution, habitat loss etc. in freshwaters. Therefore, attention should focus there. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

France: 4 men prosecuted for glass eel poaching www.ouest-france.fr/societe/just...

New paper by Grati et al. 2024 highlights the need for better and more comprehensive data collection, stakeholder engagement, and outreach to support effective governance and management of marine recreational fishery. academic.oup.com/icesjms/adva...

Sweden not doing enough (anything?) to ensure eels can migrate in rivers and that hydro does the right thing. Thats a pertinent bit of news from "Uppdrag granskning" well done. Did we really need a govt study to prove it, not really. So now lets see some action. www.svt.se/nyheter/gran...

Haiti exported over 173,500 tons of eels in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, generating nearly $13 million. This supports Shiraishi and Kaifu’s conclusion that Haiti has emerged as the biggest player in the global glass eel supply for aquaculture. haitiantimes.com/2024/12/31/h...

Looking at our new wetland restoration project in the Råneå River Valley, a co-operation between forestry company SCA and Sportfiskarna. #nature restoration

Silver and Pearls conference gave new ideas on why Baltic salmon returns were much lower than expected in 2023 and clear insight into the need to manage the Baltic on an eco-system base, not just as individual species. Thanks to all who took the time to be there.

30 kg of glass eels worth EUR 200,000 seized at Lisbon Airport. Interestingly, eels where destined for Senegal - likely just a hub to get them to Asia. www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/2437216...