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3/5
The watchdog is under fire: suspended, criticized, untested in reinstatement. SEG warns about eel exports, yet its own systems failed audits. Who’s holding them accountable?
#ISEAL
@DanSaladinoUk
@FTM_eut @CITES

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How much impact do sustainability systems actually deliver, and where do they fall short? @isealalliance.bsky.social breaks down the latest evidence.

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#DueDiligence #ISEAL

2/7
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#ISEAL
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen
@EU_ENV

SEGs Silence ?

SEG has been suspended by ISEAL — and their response? Total silence.
No statement. No transparency. No warning to the industry.
If they had nothing to be ashamed of, they’d speak.
This silence screams guilt.
#SEGcoverup
#CITES
#ISEAL
#EelCrisis
#Accountability

@CITES must ensure only credible, transparent organisations speak as sustainability representatives.

Otherwise, the process risks being hijacked by conflicted lobby groups.
#CITES #ISEAL #Transparency

The core issue:
How can a body that failed ISEAL’s own governance criteria advise the world on wildlife-trade governance?

That question should be asked in Samarkand.
#Transparency #ISEAL
#Ee|Deal2030
#AgriFish @EUCouncil

5/7
Who runs the ESF?
DUPAN (NL) & IFEA (DE) — industry trusts profiting from eel trade.

SEG provides the “green” cover.

Result? A closed loop of trade, certification & self-promotion.
Eels? Still critically endangered.
#ISEAL #EelWatch #CITES

4/10
SEG was suspended by ISEAL, the global body meant to uphold sustainability standards.
Why?
Because SEG failed core credibility requirements.
This isn’t conservation.
It’s a rubber stamp for trade.
#ISEAL #EelCrisis

9/10
🔁 With SEG suspended from ISEAL, who will certify France’s mandatory eel restocking?

📌 No ISEAL-recognized alternative has stepped in — creating a credibility gap ahead of the season.

⚠️ This could impact CITES compliance & EU trade.
#eels #ISEAL #SEG

8/10
With SEG now no longer involved in the ISEAL system, its certification has lost third-party recognition. The eel sector now lacks a credible sustainability benchmark—just as the season begins.
#ISEAL #supplychainrisk #eels

4/10
SEG was part of the ISEAL Community, a global body that ensures sustainability standards are transparent, credible & independently verified.
#ISEAL #certification #sustainabilitystandards
@EU_ENV @EU_MARE

8/10
Local communities, artisanal fishers, and legal traders need real support — not just PR.

True sustainability means inclusive governance, not centralised control with no checks.

#Fisheries #CommunityLedConservation #ISEAL

7/7
Let’s support genuinely independent, credible, and science-based solutions to the eel crisis — not schemes run by industry insiders who lost their third-party accreditation.

#CITES #Eels #Dupan #SEG #ISEAL #Sustainability #Greenwashing #Transparency

9/10
@ISEALalliance must explain:
— Why wasn’t the suspension made public?
— Why no warning to the public or conservation groups?
— Why allow a suspended certifier to continue business as usual?
#Accountability #ISEAL #Greenwashing

Industry trusts like DUPAN & IFEA run the ESF.
SEG lends its green halo.
Result: a closed loop of trade, certification, and self‑justification.
The eel? Still critically endangered.
#ISEAL #EelWatch

10/10
If you’re a retailer: drop SEG now.
If you’re a policymaker: don’t touch their certification.
If you care about real sustainability: demand better.

The SEG Standard is finished.
And those who built it must be held accountable.

#SEG #ISEAL #Greenwashing #Fisheries

SEGs Broken Standard

1/10
The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) has been suspended from ISEAL, the global body for credible sustainability standards.

Let’s be absolutely clear:
👉 The SEG Standard is now worthless.
👉 This is a full-scale collapse of credibility.

#ISEAL

5/8
Blunt truth:
SEG is suspended.
It cannot claim “ISEAL Code Compliant.”
ISEAL cannot remain silent.
If the system hides failure, it’s not a credible system.
#transparency #certificationfail #ISEAL

SEGs Credibility Failure

1/8
The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) has been suspended by @ISEALalliance.
But it’s not public.
No announcement.
SEG still claims it’s “ISEAL Code Compliant.”
This is a serious credibility failure.
#sustainability #ISEAL #certification #transparency

SEGs Credibility?

The Sustainable Eel Group’s suspension from ISEAL’s Community Member and Code Compliant status exposes serious credibility issues in the sustainable eel trade. @CITES — accountability in conservation cannot be optional.
#ISEAL
#AgriFish @EUCouncil
@ICES_ASC

8/11
Let’s be clear: this isn’t a conservation statement.

It’s reputation management.

SEG is trying to rebuild trust with empty rhetoric — not facts, not accountability, not reform.
#iseal #transparency #seg

3/11
They lean on EU eel regulation, science, and measurable benchmarks.

But how can SEG speak of credible standards when the credibility of their own system has collapsed?

If the certifier is compromised, the certification is meaningless.
#ISEAL

SEGs Silence ?

SEG has been suspended by ISEAL — and their response? Total silence.
No statement. No transparency. No warning to the industry.
If they had nothing to be ashamed of, they’d speak.
This silence screams guilt.
#SEGcoverup
#CITES
#ISEAL
#EelCrisis
#Accountability

SEGs Greenwashing

If the Sustainable Eel Group has lost its ISEAL status, they must say so.
Certifying a Critically Endangered species as “sustainable” is bad enough — doing it while hiding a suspended ecolabel is straight-up greenwashing.
#ISEAL #Greenwashing #Eel #EcoLabels

10/10
Endangered species deserve more than marketing.
SEG’s misleading claims of enforcement impact risk eroding public trust and legal clarity.
They’re not law enforcement. Pretending otherwise isn’t just misleading — it’s dangerous.

#CITES
#ISEAL
#CITESCoP20
#EelDeal2030

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

10/10
The EU, CITES, and the public deserve transparency.
Trade in a critically endangered species should not be governed by those who benefit from it.

🛑 It’s time to investigate SEG.
🛑 It’s time to stop the greenwashing.

#EelHypocrisy #EelScandal #CITES #EU_ENV #ISEAL

10/10

Europe’s eel populations are collapsing.
ICES science is clear.
SEG’s current certification practices ignore both data and law.

Until escapement targets are met and verified, SEG must stop certifying. Full stop.

#Eel #ICES #ISEAL #EUlaw #EelRegulation #Fisheries