SEGs Vanishing Act
1/9
The Sustainable Eel Group has effectively disappeared.
No presence. No accountability. No transparency.
They were suspended by ISEAL — the global body for sustainability standards.
A serious warning sign.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
The Sustainable Eel Group has effectively disappeared.
No presence. No accountability. No transparency.
They were suspended by ISEAL — the global body for sustainability standards.
A serious warning sign.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
SEGs Vanishing Act
1/9
The Sustainable Eel Group has effectively disappeared.
No presence. No accountability. No transparency.
They were suspended by ISEAL — the global body for sustainability standards.
A serious warning sign.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
The Sustainable Eel Group has effectively disappeared.
No presence. No accountability. No transparency.
They were suspended by ISEAL — the global body for sustainability standards.
A serious warning sign.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
SEGs Festive Denial
1/12
A Christmas message about a Critically Endangered species that reads like a festive food magazine. Incredible work, Sustainable Eel Group. Truly tone-deaf excellence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/12
A Christmas message about a Critically Endangered species that reads like a festive food magazine. Incredible work, Sustainable Eel Group. Truly tone-deaf excellence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
SEGs Festive Denial
1/12
A Christmas message about a Critically Endangered species that reads like a festive food magazine. Incredible work, Sustainable Eel Group. Truly tone-deaf excellence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/12
A Christmas message about a Critically Endangered species that reads like a festive food magazine. Incredible work, Sustainable Eel Group. Truly tone-deaf excellence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
SEGs Director of Science
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
SEGs Director of Science
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
Willem Dekker just openly admits what many have been saying for years: there is no recovery of the European eel.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
SEGs Certified Extinction
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
SEGs Certified Extinction
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
The report by Eduardo Robaina — climate and environmental journalist at Climática (Spain).
His full article investigates the industry, the false sustainability claims, and the scale of the illegal European eel trade.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Fake Register
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
SEGs Fake Register
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
1/10
SEG’s own Certificate Register states it was updated on 4 January 2026, yet it still displays expired certifications as PASSED.
If the register has been updated, why is the information not accurate?
#Transparency
#EelFirst
12/12
If SEG genuinely wants to “stop the illegal trade,” it should stop implying credit for enforcement wins — and start answering whether any of Europes commercial glass eel fishery is compatible with real eel recovery.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#Greenwashing
#ICES
If SEG genuinely wants to “stop the illegal trade,” it should stop implying credit for enforcement wins — and start answering whether any of Europes commercial glass eel fishery is compatible with real eel recovery.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#Greenwashing
#ICES
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
12/12
If SEG genuinely wants to “stop the illegal trade,” it should stop implying credit for enforcement wins — and start answering whether any of Europes commercial glass eel fishery is compatible with real eel recovery.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#Greenwashing
#ICES
If SEG genuinely wants to “stop the illegal trade,” it should stop implying credit for enforcement wins — and start answering whether any of Europes commercial glass eel fishery is compatible with real eel recovery.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#Greenwashing
#ICES
SEGs Restocking illusion
1/9
Europe’s eel “restocking” is being sold as a win. Glossy photos, buckets of big eels hauled “over the dyke.” Strong PR. Weak reality. This is industry theatre.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
Europe’s eel “restocking” is being sold as a win. Glossy photos, buckets of big eels hauled “over the dyke.” Strong PR. Weak reality. This is industry theatre.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
SEGs Restocking illusion
1/9
Europe’s eel “restocking” is being sold as a win. Glossy photos, buckets of big eels hauled “over the dyke.” Strong PR. Weak reality. This is industry theatre.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
Europe’s eel “restocking” is being sold as a win. Glossy photos, buckets of big eels hauled “over the dyke.” Strong PR. Weak reality. This is industry theatre.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
SEGs Shortfall
1/10
EU law mandates 60% of all glass eel catches must be restocked every year. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a legal obligation to protect a species on the brink of collapse across Europe.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/10
EU law mandates 60% of all glass eel catches must be restocked every year. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a legal obligation to protect a species on the brink of collapse across Europe.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
SEGs Shortfall
1/10
EU law mandates 60% of all glass eel catches must be restocked every year. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a legal obligation to protect a species on the brink of collapse across Europe.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/10
EU law mandates 60% of all glass eel catches must be restocked every year. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s a legal obligation to protect a species on the brink of collapse across Europe.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Missing Data
1/8
The European eel is critically endangered, yet in 2025 we still have no verified data on how much of the French glass eel catch is actually SEG-certified vs uncertified. For a species on the brink, this is unacceptable.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/8
The European eel is critically endangered, yet in 2025 we still have no verified data on how much of the French glass eel catch is actually SEG-certified vs uncertified. For a species on the brink, this is unacceptable.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
SEGs Missing Data
1/8
The European eel is critically endangered, yet in 2025 we still have no verified data on how much of the French glass eel catch is actually SEG-certified vs uncertified. For a species on the brink, this is unacceptable.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/8
The European eel is critically endangered, yet in 2025 we still have no verified data on how much of the French glass eel catch is actually SEG-certified vs uncertified. For a species on the brink, this is unacceptable.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Deception
1/10
Every year, tens of millions of European glass eels are illegally shipped to Asia, fetching enormous profits. Authorities seize thousands of kg—but almost no one reports what happens next. The “rescues” you see? Mostly PR.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/10
Every year, tens of millions of European glass eels are illegally shipped to Asia, fetching enormous profits. Authorities seize thousands of kg—but almost no one reports what happens next. The “rescues” you see? Mostly PR.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
SEGs Deception
1/10
Every year, tens of millions of European glass eels are illegally shipped to Asia, fetching enormous profits. Authorities seize thousands of kg—but almost no one reports what happens next. The “rescues” you see? Mostly PR.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/10
Every year, tens of millions of European glass eels are illegally shipped to Asia, fetching enormous profits. Authorities seize thousands of kg—but almost no one reports what happens next. The “rescues” you see? Mostly PR.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
3/13
Years of “standards” and certifications have produced zero recovery SEG claims to protect the European eel, but it has failed catastrophically. This species continues to decline, showing the SEG standard does not prevent overfishing or exploitation
#EelFirst #Accountability
Years of “standards” and certifications have produced zero recovery SEG claims to protect the European eel, but it has failed catastrophically. This species continues to decline, showing the SEG standard does not prevent overfishing or exploitation
#EelFirst #Accountability
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
3/13
Years of “standards” and certifications have produced zero recovery SEG claims to protect the European eel, but it has failed catastrophically. This species continues to decline, showing the SEG standard does not prevent overfishing or exploitation
#EelFirst #Accountability
Years of “standards” and certifications have produced zero recovery SEG claims to protect the European eel, but it has failed catastrophically. This species continues to decline, showing the SEG standard does not prevent overfishing or exploitation
#EelFirst #Accountability
5/5
SEG must respond:
Were any La Roche-sur-Yon defendants certified, and when?
If certification covered traffickers, SEG gave crime legitimacy.
@DavidBunt1
@WillemDekker
#Traceability
@CostasKadis
#Traceability
#EelFirst
SEG must respond:
Were any La Roche-sur-Yon defendants certified, and when?
If certification covered traffickers, SEG gave crime legitimacy.
@DavidBunt1
@WillemDekker
#Traceability
@CostasKadis
#Traceability
#EelFirst
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
5/5
SEG must respond:
Were any La Roche-sur-Yon defendants certified, and when?
If certification covered traffickers, SEG gave crime legitimacy.
@DavidBunt1
@WillemDekker
#Traceability
@CostasKadis
#Traceability
#EelFirst
SEG must respond:
Were any La Roche-sur-Yon defendants certified, and when?
If certification covered traffickers, SEG gave crime legitimacy.
@DavidBunt1
@WillemDekker
#Traceability
@CostasKadis
#Traceability
#EelFirst
2/10
This is about a critically endangered species. When extinction is a real risk, any organisation claiming to protect eels carries a serious responsibility to act with total accuracy, honesty, and transparency.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
This is about a critically endangered species. When extinction is a real risk, any organisation claiming to protect eels carries a serious responsibility to act with total accuracy, honesty, and transparency.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
2/10
This is about a critically endangered species. When extinction is a real risk, any organisation claiming to protect eels carries a serious responsibility to act with total accuracy, honesty, and transparency.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
This is about a critically endangered species. When extinction is a real risk, any organisation claiming to protect eels carries a serious responsibility to act with total accuracy, honesty, and transparency.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
2/7
The portion not restocked is mostly sold to eel farms.
At 150 €/kg, these 10 tons are worth roughly 1.5 million
Money flows to farms, while restocking wild populations lags behind.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@EU_ENV
The portion not restocked is mostly sold to eel farms.
At 150 €/kg, these 10 tons are worth roughly 1.5 million
Money flows to farms, while restocking wild populations lags behind.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@EU_ENV
January 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
2/7
The portion not restocked is mostly sold to eel farms.
At 150 €/kg, these 10 tons are worth roughly 1.5 million
Money flows to farms, while restocking wild populations lags behind.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@EU_ENV
The portion not restocked is mostly sold to eel farms.
At 150 €/kg, these 10 tons are worth roughly 1.5 million
Money flows to farms, while restocking wild populations lags behind.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
@EU_ENV
SEGs Huge Casualties
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
SEGs Huge Casualties
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/9
🇫🇷 France:
60% of glass eel quota (~38 tons) must go to restocking. Eels are caught with push/trawl nets, which can seriously injure them. Studies show up to ~42% die after release due to stress and physical damage
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
SEG’s 2025 Collapse
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
SEG’s 2025 Collapse
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/12
“Happy New Year”
A reminder we shouldn’t ignore: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) remains critically endangered — and 2025 failed to deliver any real recovery
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Extinction
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SEGs Extinction
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/8
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
That’s the highest risk category before extinction.
This is not disputed science, it’s from ICES — the EU’s own scientific authority
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
7/12
The attack on the IUCN Red List is misleading. The European eel has lost over 90% of its recruitment. Minor fluctuations do not erase decades of collapse or justify removing Critically Endangered status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
The attack on the IUCN Red List is misleading. The European eel has lost over 90% of its recruitment. Minor fluctuations do not erase decades of collapse or justify removing Critically Endangered status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
7/12
The attack on the IUCN Red List is misleading. The European eel has lost over 90% of its recruitment. Minor fluctuations do not erase decades of collapse or justify removing Critically Endangered status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
The attack on the IUCN Red List is misleading. The European eel has lost over 90% of its recruitment. Minor fluctuations do not erase decades of collapse or justify removing Critically Endangered status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
3/12
SEG actively promotes continued consumption, eel fishing and commercial trade under the branding of “sustainability”. Dekker’s board role is directly relevant to his opposition to fishing bans and Red List status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEG actively promotes continued consumption, eel fishing and commercial trade under the branding of “sustainability”. Dekker’s board role is directly relevant to his opposition to fishing bans and Red List status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
3/12
SEG actively promotes continued consumption, eel fishing and commercial trade under the branding of “sustainability”. Dekker’s board role is directly relevant to his opposition to fishing bans and Red List status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEG actively promotes continued consumption, eel fishing and commercial trade under the branding of “sustainability”. Dekker’s board role is directly relevant to his opposition to fishing bans and Red List status.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Unseen Biomass
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
SEGs Unseen Biomass
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
1/13
1 tonne of glass eels = ~1,000 kg juveniles (~5 g each) → ~200,000 eels.
Tiny, but each has massive latent value once grown to adult size, making them highly sought after and extremely lucrative.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
13/13
Until France proves, with real data, that anywhere near 60% is actually restocked and survives, this policy isn’t conservation.
It’s a regulatory illusion designed to keep fisheries open.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#EelDeal2030
#Greenwashing
#ICES
Until France proves, with real data, that anywhere near 60% is actually restocked and survives, this policy isn’t conservation.
It’s a regulatory illusion designed to keep fisheries open.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#EelDeal2030
#Greenwashing
#ICES
December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
13/13
Until France proves, with real data, that anywhere near 60% is actually restocked and survives, this policy isn’t conservation.
It’s a regulatory illusion designed to keep fisheries open.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#EelDeal2030
#Greenwashing
#ICES
Until France proves, with real data, that anywhere near 60% is actually restocked and survives, this policy isn’t conservation.
It’s a regulatory illusion designed to keep fisheries open.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#EelDeal2030
#Greenwashing
#ICES
3/13
For 2024–25, France allocated ~39 tonnes of glass eels to restocking (the famous “60%”).
But landing data show only ~70% of that restocking quota was even used.
That means ~40% of the total catch, not 60%, at best.
@Feargal_Sharkey
#EelFirst
#Accountability
For 2024–25, France allocated ~39 tonnes of glass eels to restocking (the famous “60%”).
But landing data show only ~70% of that restocking quota was even used.
That means ~40% of the total catch, not 60%, at best.
@Feargal_Sharkey
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
3/13
For 2024–25, France allocated ~39 tonnes of glass eels to restocking (the famous “60%”).
But landing data show only ~70% of that restocking quota was even used.
That means ~40% of the total catch, not 60%, at best.
@Feargal_Sharkey
#EelFirst
#Accountability
For 2024–25, France allocated ~39 tonnes of glass eels to restocking (the famous “60%”).
But landing data show only ~70% of that restocking quota was even used.
That means ~40% of the total catch, not 60%, at best.
@Feargal_Sharkey
#EelFirst
#Accountability
SEGs Weak Certification
1/11
The European eel is critically endangered, yet the “Sustainable Eel Group” (SEG) keeps handing out certificates like candy. Hiding data while a species dies isn’t sustainability — it’s criminal negligence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/11
The European eel is critically endangered, yet the “Sustainable Eel Group” (SEG) keeps handing out certificates like candy. Hiding data while a species dies isn’t sustainability — it’s criminal negligence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
SEGs Weak Certification
1/11
The European eel is critically endangered, yet the “Sustainable Eel Group” (SEG) keeps handing out certificates like candy. Hiding data while a species dies isn’t sustainability — it’s criminal negligence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
1/11
The European eel is critically endangered, yet the “Sustainable Eel Group” (SEG) keeps handing out certificates like candy. Hiding data while a species dies isn’t sustainability — it’s criminal negligence.
#EelFirst
#Accountability
@EU_MARE
7/9
In Sept 2025, SEG’s assurance system was suspended by ISEAL due to governance concerns. That alone should warn regulators + buyers.
@DanSaladinoUK
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#ICES
In Sept 2025, SEG’s assurance system was suspended by ISEAL due to governance concerns. That alone should warn regulators + buyers.
@DanSaladinoUK
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#ICES
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
7/9
In Sept 2025, SEG’s assurance system was suspended by ISEAL due to governance concerns. That alone should warn regulators + buyers.
@DanSaladinoUK
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#ICES
In Sept 2025, SEG’s assurance system was suspended by ISEAL due to governance concerns. That alone should warn regulators + buyers.
@DanSaladinoUK
#EelFirst
#Accountability
#ICES
5/9
Examples of SEG certificates marked Lapsed:
• Gironde glass eel fishery
• Vie & Baie de Bourgneuf fishery
• Queryac storage site
• Civelle Durable
Plus multiple Dutch eel traders. These show long gaps with no clear audits.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelFirst
#Accountability
Examples of SEG certificates marked Lapsed:
• Gironde glass eel fishery
• Vie & Baie de Bourgneuf fishery
• Queryac storage site
• Civelle Durable
Plus multiple Dutch eel traders. These show long gaps with no clear audits.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelFirst
#Accountability
December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
5/9
Examples of SEG certificates marked Lapsed:
• Gironde glass eel fishery
• Vie & Baie de Bourgneuf fishery
• Queryac storage site
• Civelle Durable
Plus multiple Dutch eel traders. These show long gaps with no clear audits.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelFirst
#Accountability
Examples of SEG certificates marked Lapsed:
• Gironde glass eel fishery
• Vie & Baie de Bourgneuf fishery
• Queryac storage site
• Civelle Durable
Plus multiple Dutch eel traders. These show long gaps with no clear audits.
@ISEALAlliance
#EelFirst
#Accountability