The return of glass eels to our estuaries is confirmed.
The information and observations gathered by our members in the field and in the fishmongers’ facilities undeniably show that the increase in the number of glass eels in our estuaries has been confirmed this year. It is true that the large number of regulatory modifications defined, without consultation, by the European Commission and the multiple
Read MoreReasons for anger
The Oceans Summit currently taking place in Nice (France) within the framework of the United Nations talks in abundance about illegal fishing, plastic pollution and the preservation of certain “totemic” species. While these issues are important, they should not mask the lack of coherence of many management structures which, under pressure from certain NGOs, take
Read MoreThe restocking market is once again undermining the economy of the French glass eel fishery.
Once again, the estuaries along the Atlantic seaboard saw good to very good glass eel runs. Quotas per fisherman were often reached quickly (see following news). At the start of the season, the price allocated to glass eels caught on the consumption quota (40% of the total quota) was driven up by demand from the
Read MoreA review of the glass eel fishing season in France for 2024 – 2025
Data on production landed by French glass eel fisheries on the Atlantic and Channel coasts are now available. C: consumption – R: Restocking Once again this year, the percentage of the marine fishing quota allocated to restocking is low: 70.5%. This is not due to a lack of glass eels, whose abundance is once again
Read MoreThe listing of the European eel in CITES: an advantage or a burden for the French eel fishery?
Some historical background In the early seventies, some of the glass eel caught in France was exported to Japan. This volume of exports to the country that consumes the most eels in the world reached 180 tonnes in 1973, worth 18.5 million euros (2021 value), before falling rapidly over the following decade to a maximum
Read MoreListing of the European eel in Appendix I of CITES – Breaking news
In response to questions from various stakeholders, MEP I. Le Callennec asked the EU’s DG ENVI about the possibility of listing the species in Appendix I of CITES. It should be remembered that this species is listed in Appendix II of CITES, which requires a certificate of non-detrimental finding to be obtained before any transport
Read MoreAnother labyrinthine system under pressure from Brussels: fishing dates for glass eels!
Proposal for new fishing dates is generating legitimate anger among glass eel fishermen, anger that is deeply justified. dates de pêche saison 2025 – 2026 AFPMAR does not understand the need to set fishing dates that are so restricted and limited, when the number of licences is limited, the quota is set by a scientific
Read MoreAFPMAR has contacted the DGAMPA and the French Ministry for Ecological Transition.
As agreed at its general assembly on 26 October 2024, AFPMAR addressed the DGAMPA (Direction Générale des Affaires Maritimes, de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture) and the Ministère de la Transition Ecologique on the difficulties encountered by the French glass eel fishery in selling its glass eel production for the restocking market at justified prices.
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Almost 4,000 visitors and almost 9,000 pages viewed since the site was launched. AFPMAR’s interests extend far beyond France: the USA and Canada in North America, China, Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia, Morocco and Turkey in the south and east of the Mediterranean basin, and in Europe: the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Ireland,
Read MoreA historical reminder of AFPMAR’s legitimacy in defending the French glass eel fishery
Why this reminder is necessary In recent weeks, the AFPMAR (Association Française pour la Promotion de la marque Anguille Responsable – French Association for the Promotion of Responsible Eel Brand) has come under severe attack on social networking sites: a member of the SEG (Sustainable Eel Group) board has not hesitated to qualify the standard
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