Another 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.
Read MoreA website that gets a lot of hits
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
Read MoreActions speak louder than words
The professional glass eel fishermen on the Loire are patiently continuing their restocking efforts on the Loire, one of the major rivers on the Atlantic coast and at the centre of the European eel’s range. After patiently defining the release zone, the glass eels, transported in part by an AFPMAR wholesaler, are released in the
Read MoreAbundance of glass eel runs is continuing
The glass eels come up in tight groups. Professional fishermen take their quota for restocking in just a few fishing attempts. Here is a video submitted by an AFPMAR member fishing with a pibalour. Once again we can see the care with which the glass eels are taken and then stored in the tank. Here
Read MoreAFPMAR: An unfailing traceability
On social networks, exchanges are always intense, but must remain courteous. AFPMAR is an association that brings together a large part of the professional maritime and river fishing industry that exploits glass eels and eels in general, and is therefore very keen to be respected. To call our association a hoax, as someone on the
Read MoreGood catches continuing with glass-eels of incredible quality
On the Loire upstream of Cordemais in the ‘mas’ sector, a professional fisherman tells us about his fishing trip. Upstream of the Loire estuary, above the Cordemais power station, the location of which is marked by a yellow rectangle on the map. High-quality glass eels caught by an AFPMAR fisherman. Glass eels with well-developed pigment
Read MoreCall for tenders to purchase glass eels rejected by Brandenburg state administration
“The string was a little too thick“: a call for tenders for the restocking of eels, using public funds that were too prominently targeted at one applicant, was declared illegal by the Brandenburg state administration. The Facts This call for tenders, drafted by the President of the Initiative for the Promotion of European Eel, a
Read MoreLet’s take back control of our eel fishing sector
Foreword AFPMAR’s aim is to promote the French eel fishing industry as a whole, including both fishermen and fish traders. Our ethics and morals require us to state the facts objectively. Those involved in the eel fishing sector need to know what is really happening on the market for restocking glass eels in Europe. Prices
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