Another glass eel restocking in Germany
The company Aguirrebarrena has just sent 644 kg of glass eels to Berlin to seed German waters. A short summary of the operation in pictures.
Read MoreA demagogic management
Enough is enough! Demagogic decisions are raining down more and more on the world of professional maritime, estuarine and continental fishing in the name of so-called resource protection. After the eel, the dolphins in the name of a precautionary principle, a convenient excuse to forget the failure of the Member States and the European Union
Read MoreGlass eel fishing and Restocking in the “Hauts de France” (Document of the Regional Committee for Marine Fisheries of Hauts de France)
This short film shows the practice of glass eel fishing with push sieves in the “Hauts de France”. The glass eels are fished at low speed with sieves that fish closed to the water surface and then are collected on a grid that allows the glass eels to be sorted from by-catches and plant debris.
Read MoreIn Germany the new constraints on fishing are not accepted while nothing is done as in France on the restoration of aquatic habitats
Translation of an article published in the magazine of the DFV association (Deutscher – Fischerei Verband) The eel fishing ban unilaterally disadvantages German fisheries. Neighbouring countries are allowed to catch eels that German fishermen have to let swim. At a time when eel stocks are on the rise, the measure is insufficiently justified. On 7
Read MoreNearly 160 glass eel fishing enterprises registered with the AFPMAR
At the beginning of March 2023, professional fishermen continue to join the AFPMAR. 158 companies belonging to all the Eel Management Units of the Atlantic coast have joined the ranks of the association to demonstrate their commitment to responsible fishing, to the defence of the species and to their activity, which is essential for the
Read MoreGlass-eel release in Estonia
The fish trade company Aguirrebarrena, member of the A.F.P.M.A.R., has just successfully transported glass eels caught in French waters to Estonia. These glass eels will be released into a lake by the Estonian authorities.
Read MoreResponse from the European Commissioner for the Environment and Maritime Affairs to the letter from the Presidents of the official professional fishing structures on eel Management.
In his response to the European fisheries and producers’ organisations on the eel issue (see News item: “Response of the European professional fishing industry to the Commission’s proposals on eel“), the European Commissioner somewhat forgot a key point, which is the basis of all stocking: you don’t plant seeds in a fallow field! Eel management
Read MoreMore than 3 tonnes of eels released in the Mediterranean Sea since 23 December 2022 by professional fishermen.
The professional eel fishermen of the Mediterranean have just released 810 kg of eel on the shore of the commune of Bouzigues (Hérault department) with the help of the company Aguirrebarrena. Since 23 December 2022, nearly 3 tonnes have been released into the sea to reduce the mortality of these silver eels, thus illustrating the
Read MoreBest Wishes for 2023
For 2023, all our best wishes: The AFPMAR, in support of the official structures of the fishing industry and the eel sector, will be very attentive from now on to the efforts that must be made so that in Europe, the objectives of the Framework Directives on Water, Habitats and the Marine Environment are finally
Read MoreMore than 100 members
On the threshold of this new year and a little less than two months after its creation, the A.F.P.M.A.R. associationvhas exceeded one hundred members with 109 contributors from various basins on the Atlantic coast.
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