Reggie and Pickle are looking at each other as they stand in front of a fish tank filled with plants and broken ceramic pots. Tiny baby eels (elvers) are swimming through the weeds with one approaching the sylvanians as if to greet them.

We also saw eels! These ones are babies and are being helped to grow while their homes are being tidied up and made nice.

#シルバニアファミリー #シルバニア
#CalicoCritters #SylvanianFamilies #Ternurines #ReggieMidnight #星空レジー
#NewYear #Memories #conservation #EelConservation #wildlife

9/11
For the sake of the species, the public, and true conservation:
No more greenwashing.
No more blurred standards.
No more mixed messages.
Accountability now.

#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4

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

(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

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

4/5
SEG certifications are supposed to protect species, not provide cover for fisheries that haven’t met the standards.
Conditional passes risk undermining trust in all sustainability labels. #SustainableSeafood #EcoLabels
#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4
@DanSaladinoUK

5/7
Some companies appear multiple times with lapsed sites or partial certifications — giving the illusion of industry-wide sustainability while the same few names dominate the list.

#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4
#Accountability
@DanSaladinoUK

3/8
So what do they do? They call the science “unrealistic” and “not solution-oriented,” while framing themselves as heroes of sustainability.

Reality: it’s a PR cover to protect profit.

#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4

11/14
Let’s be clear:
Fishers have invested in “SEG certification.”
Governments have referenced it.
But the organization itself is now legally dissolved for not even doing the bare minimum required of any functioning entity.

#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4

7/14
So while fishers have been told that SEG certification proves “sustainability” and market credibility, the truth is ugly:
The group running it collapsed through basic financial negligence.
No transparency. No accountability. No governance.

#EelConservation
@BBC Radio4

Alleen de Europese paling is nu beschermd. Daardoor is de wereldwijde palinghandel kwetsbaar voor illegale vangst. Daarom alle soorten op CITES-bijlage II. Legale, traceerbare & duurzame handel. Zie alle info: www.sustainableeelgroup.org/cites/
#EelConservation #CITES #SustainableEelGroup

Every year:
🐟 ≈2,000 t of eels processed for food DUPAN
🐍 ≈5–10 t “helped migrate” under #PalingOverDeDijk
➜ That’s **0.25–0.5 %** “saved”
Yet both @eelgroup & @dupan_info call this “responsible recovery”.
#EU @ICESmarine #EelConservation #Accountability

@eelgroup reposts @dupan_info.
@dupan_info reposts @eelgroup.
The “protectors” and the “processors” applauding each other — one sells *sustainability certificates*, the other sells *eels*.
#EelRecovery or #EelIndustry PR loop?
#Transparency #EelConservation

14/15
Despite suspension, poor data, and funding conflicts, SEG continues to lobby UK & EU governments on eel policy — undermining real, science-led recovery efforts.
#PolicyIntegrity #EelConservation
@Feargal_Sharkey
@DefraGovUK

7/15
Europe’s multi-million-pound black market in glass eels flourished under SEG certification.
Certified traders and farms were later tied to smuggling routes.
Once again: certification ≠ sustainability.
#EelConservation #IllegalTrade
@FTM_eut @CITES

4/15
That Mercury system demands verified documentation at every stage — capture, trade, export.
SEG, by contrast, relies on voluntary self-reporting and closed internal checks.
No independent audits. No public traceability.
#EelConservation #Accountability
@DEFRA
@CITES

9/10
We support conservation. We support ending illegal trade.

But that starts with trust, transparency, and evidence — not hollow certifications or self-policed schemes.

Demand better.

#EelConservation #CITESCoP20 #Accountability

5/10
Let’s be clear: fisheries, conservationists, and the public have long known SEG was exploiting the eel fishery while hiding behind a greenwashed label. Now it’s officially confirmed.
#EelConservation #ExposeGreenwashing

9/9
We stand for #ConservationWithoutBorders — and without exceptions.

Let’s get serious about saving the eel. Politics won’t do it. Only action, law, and reducing European quotas and consumption will.

#SaveTheEel
#ISEAL
#EelConservation
@DefraGovUK
@CITES

6/6
🔍 Why It Matters
SEG shapes European eel policy.
But if it’s undemocratic, opaque, and riddled with conflicts —
Who is it really protecting?

The eel is vanishing.
So is accountability.

#SaveTheEel #ConservationJustice
#EUTransparency #EelConservation
@DefraGovUK @CITES

8/8
The European eel doesn’t need more marketing.

It needs space to migrate. Time to recover. And freedom from exploitation.
Stop the consumption.
Stop the extinction.

#SaveTheEel #ConservationJustice #ActNow
#Fisheries #EUTransparency #EelConservation
@DefraGovUK
@CITES

8/8
A certification stamp isn’t the whole story.
If you care about ethics, ask how the eel was killed — not just how it was caught (probably illegally).

#SaveTheEel #ConservationJustice #ActNow
#Fisheries #EUTransparency #EelConservation
@DefraGovUK
@CITES

2/4
Meet the Steen ST915.

It spears eels through the eye region to prep them for smoking—at a rate of 20 eels per minute.

Operator safety is built in. But what about eel safety? 🤔
#EelConservation #Fisheries

9/9
It’s time for SEG to decide:
Are they a conservation group?
Or an industry lobby in a green mask?
Because the eel doesn’t have time for politics.

#SaveTheEel #ConservationJustice #ActNow
#Fisheries #EUTransparency #EelConservation
@DefraGovUK
@CITES

5/5
This whole setup is a scam.
Endangered eels don’t need a label.
They need protection.
And the public deserves honesty — not a fake sustainability scheme run by the same people destroying the species.

#SaveTheEel
#EUTransparency #EelConservation
@DefraGovUK
@CITES

1/4🧵
Despite 10+ years under the EU Eel Regulation, european eel shows no sign of recovery. Biomass remains critically low.
Our new paper in #InpAkta raises the new eel question: how can we ensure its long-term conservation?
#EelConservation #FisheriesScience shorturl.at/rfQVM @azti.bsky.social

2/ Congratulations to the Anguillid Eel Specialist Group (Matthew Gollock) for their work in conserving #eels worldwide.
📸 @EnvironmentAgency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)
#EelConservation #WeAreSSC #ConservationImpact #VolunteerNetwork