Lovely to get back in a river yesterday chasing chalk stream grayling

Have your say on the SEG Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Plan.

Comments requested by Friday 10 May

For more information, follow link below:
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Dominican nationals charged for smuggling American eels from Puerto Rico caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean… via @CNW Network

‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed? theguardian.com/environment/20…

Hinkley Point responds to environmental concerns from Sustainable Eel Group burnham-on-sea.com/news/hinkley-p… via Burnham-On-Sea.com

🚨SEG alarmed by Hinkley Point developments.

Concerned about the implications for migratory fish species, including the critically endangered European eel, we are disinclined to support the development unless modifications are made.

Response below👇

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Suspended sentence for 3 suspects in Portuguese-Chinese eel trafficking network jn.pt/1106571874/pen…

We are supporting Somerset Wildlife Trust in their campaign to protect the Severn Estuary

A man and a woman in France were arrested for transporting glass eels. They face a fine of 50,000 euros and 6 months in prison. These suspects are already known to have been involved in glass eel poaching. francetvinfo.fr/societe/justic…

Lovely to have our project featured within the 'Success story' pages naturemetrics.com/case-study/som… Andrew Kerr Geoff Carss Vanessa B-H David Bunt

'Every year, millions of fry are illegally caught in our waterways.'

Full article by Reporterre | Le média de l'écologie below👇

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The Secret Life of Eels:
A pair of studies offer a tantalizing glimpse at the mysterious life cycle of the American eel.

nature.org/en-us/magazine… Andrew Kerr Sustainable Eel Group Sustainable Eels sustainable_elvers

'Chaque année, des millions d’alevins sont pêchés illégalement dans nos cours d’eau.'

🇫🇷 Rapport complet ici 👇

reporterre.net/L-anguille-fra… via Reporterre | Le média de l'écologie

After a successful World Eel Day 2023, with live events in four countries and two continents, we are preparing for World Eel Day 2024! huge thanks to Fox (Ink Animal) for another brilliant poster. Please contact [email protected] with ideas to add to programme #worldeelday

A little eel history to welcome the year!

In 1535, Richard Graynfeld wrote Arthur Plantagenet about the fishing in the castle moat, saying: 'I pray God send us good stuff of eels.'

And may it be so with you, too, friends. I wish you all good stuff of eels in this coming year.

I don't need much of a excuse to talk about eels! I chat with Sustainable Eel Group about all things eel! Sustainable Eel Group

beardedtit.podbean.com/e/eel-mafia-my…

Unabated smuggling threatens European eel with extinction:

seafoodsource.com/news/environme…