In 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

Nearly 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

Glass-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.

Response 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

More 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

Best 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

More 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.

TAC and quota review 2023 – A government update on eel issues

A new release of silver eels in the Mediterranean Sea with the prud’homie of Valras plage

On Monday 19th of December, the CPMR Occitania organised a release of silver eels with the participation of fishermen from the Valras plage prud’homie and the Aguirrebarrena company for the collection and transport of 944 kg of eels. The eels collected in the Vendres sector were released at the mouth of the river Aude to

No ban on eel fishing in 2023

Although France agrees with the scientists’ conclusion on eel stock, it is opposed, together with eight Member States, to the quasi-ban on eel fishing as proposed by the European Commission. The new regulation will be highly regionalised and will only come into effect from March 2023. The State Secretary for the Sea has thus obtained