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Evaluation of the Eel Regulation

Maritime affairs and fisheries

The evaluation will assess the measures established for the protection and sustainable use of the stock of European eel, and the contribution of the Eel Management Plans to the recovery of the stock of European eel.

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7 responses

Consultation response

Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union, 11 May 2018

See the attached document for full justification. In short Europêche urges to maintain the present catch levels in the eel fisheries and proposes the following measures instead of any proposal for a total ban: • Better implementation of the eel management plans in Member States which fail to…

Consultation response

Comité national des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins, 3 May 2018

Suite à la consultation menée par la Commission européenne sur la feuille de route pour l'évaluation du règlement CE n°1100/2007 sur l'anguille, le Comité National des Pêches Maritimes et des Elevages Marins souhaite porter à la connaissance les commentaires faits dans la contribution jointe.

Finnish nature group demands overhaul of failing eel protection plans

Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto - The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, 9 May 2018

The evaluation must ensure plans are fit for purpose based on actual conservation status. It should critically analyze the movement of eels between countries and prioritize dam removals.
Stronger regulations would help the group achieve its core mission of protecting endangered species.
Hydropower operators would face new costs to install fishways and prevent eel deaths.

Consultation response

Fiskesekretariatet, 10 May 2018

We strongly support the upcoming evaluation and welcome this opportunity to provide feedback on the effectiveness and implementation of the EU Eel Regulation. The population of European eel has declined dramatically since the 1970s*. Recruitment of juvenile eels remains extremely low despite the…

Consultation response

Coalition Clean Baltic, 11 May 2018

CCB fully supports this process and want to see a thorough evaluation of the eel recovery plan and the national implementation via the set measures and monitoring. We appreciate the outlined approach related to the WFD RBMPs as this is important to look closely at since RBMPs has mostly ignored…

Consultation response

Sustainable Eel Group, 11 May 2018

The eel stock all over Europe has declined over many decades, to just a fraction of its former abundance. The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) therefore welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to initiate the evaluation of the Eel Regulation and related legislation. SEG believes that the Eel…

Consultation response

Stockholms universitet, 9 May 2018

We appreciate the initiative of the Commission to assess existing EMPs on a national level; we think it is a necessary step to ensure recovery of the European eel. The eel stock is in crisis due to many causes, which have led to a severe decline in recruitment. Because continuous reductions in…