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8/8 @EnvAgency @DefraGovUK — the survival of these eels is in your hands. Act now. Let them live. PLEASE SHARE & REPOST — their survival depends on public pressure. #EnvieronmentalFailure @WWF_UK@Ofwat @EnvAgency @DefraGovUK

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7/8 If these eels are euthanised, it will be needless killing of a species humans fought to save. This is not conservation — it’s extinction by paperwork. #EuropeanEel #RiverSevern #EelCrisis

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6/8 1 tonne of rescued, healthy eels could die simply because authorisation is withheld. That’s a species on the edge, destroyed by inaction. @ISEALAlliance #EelDeal2030 #AgriFish

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5/8 These eels should be restocked across UK rivers and wetlands, helping rebuild populations that have collapsed. Denying this is actively killing them. @Telegraph @TheSun @itvnews.bsky.social

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4/8 Think about that: people rescue them, nurture them for a year — and bureaucracy could still kill them. This is preventable destruction of a species. #SaveTheEels #Greenwashing #ICES

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3/8 But the Environment Agency won’t allow them to be restocked. Instead, these eels may be euthanised — healthy, critically endangered, and saved by humans. @DanSaladinoUK @EUCommission

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2/8 Last season, fishermen rescued 100kg of trapped baby eels (glass eels). They were cared for by UK Glass Eels — no profit, just survival. One year later, those rescued eels have grown to 1 tonne. They are healthy, fully checked, and ready to return to the wild. @EU_ENV @CITES #EelCrisis

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

“Bureaucracy Kills Eels” 1/8 SHARE & REPOST — 1 Tonne of Critically Endangered Eels Could Be Destroyed The European eel is critically endangered. Millions migrate up the River Severn every year — yet most are trapped by man-made barriers. A species on the brink is being blocked to death.

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SEGs Failure The EA has confirmed that without markets it will not issue authorisations. This means no restocking, and millions of critically endangered baby eels in the River Severn will once again be trapped and left to die this season. @DefraGovUK @EnvAgency

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

SEG’s failure. UV surveys expose an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn: critically endangered glass eels trapped, abandoned, and left to die. A conservation disaster caused by negligence. It’s criminal. @DefraGovUK @CITES @EnvAgency

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

SEGs Failure UV lighting exposes an annual wildlife crime on the River Severn. Critically endangered glass eels trapped and abandoned to die. This is negligence. This is preventable — yet allowed to continue. Enough. @DefraGovUK @CITES @EnvAgency

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

SEGs Failure Should this be allowed in the River Severn? Critically endangered glass eels trapped, exhausted, and left to die. This isn’t an accident — it’s an environmental failure. @ISEALAlliance #EelDeal2030 @DefraGovUK @CITES @EnvAgency

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

SEGs Shield The Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) presents itself as a conservation body. In reality, it functions as a PR shield for continued exploitation of a critically endangered species. #EelDeal2030 #SaveTheEels #Greenwashing

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

SEGs Collapse SEG isn’t a watchdog. Funded by the eel trade, run by commercial interests and closed governance. Eels are Critically Endangered. Science says zero catch. SEG says keep fishing, eating and exporting. That’s collapse. #EelDeal2030

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

SEGs Partner Dupan’s attack on ICES is political, selective, and economically self-interested. ICES’s guidance remains clear, consistent, and science-driven. If Europe truly wants eels to survive, it must follow the science—not financial interests. #EelDeal2030

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

SEGs Spin SEG brands itself as conservation, but acts as a PR shield for exploiting a critically endangered species. Calling eel fishing “sustainable” after a 90%+ collapse is greenwashing. No farming, just wild capture. Real question isn’t “how continue?” but “why not stop?”

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SEGs Deception “After repeated failures—ISEAL suspension, court appearances, and lapsed certifications etc —the Sustainable Eel Group has gone into hiding. This exposes their false claims and a fake system built on deception.” #EelDeal2030 #EelGate #SaveTheEels #Eelwashing

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gge66.bsky.social @gge66.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

SEGs Myth “Sustainable eel” is a myth. There is no captive-bred eel. Every farmed eel starts life ripped from the wild as a glass eel — often from critically endangered stocks — then laundered through certification and sold with a clean conscience. #EelDeal2030 @DefraGovUK

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9/9 This isn’t sustainability—it’s certification capture. When industry designs, funds, and benefits from a “green” label, it’s greenwashing. The system protects Europe’s eel trade, not the eel. #EelDeal2030 @DEFRAUk #Traceability @ISEALAlliance #SaveTheEels

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8/9 This isn’t independence. It’s circular control: industry funds SEG, shapes its rules, pays for certificates, and uses the label to justify continued eel exploitation @DavidBunt1 @WillemDekker @ISEALAlliance #EelDeal2030

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7/9 SEG’s Eel Stewardship Fund—used for restocking and research—is partly financed and co-run by DUPAN. The industry funds the science, the restocking, and the certification that benefits it. @EU_MARE #ICES

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6/9 SEG admits DUPAN funds “sustainable” fishing, trade, and restocking—and has paid certification renewals for Dutch firms. The industry doesn’t just participate. It bankrolls the label. #Accountability @DEFRA #EelGate #SaveTheEels

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5/9 DUPAN represents Dutch eel traders, farmers, and fishers—the exact industry SEG certifies. SEG’s own documents show DUPAN embedded in SEG processes, especially writing restocking rules. #EelCrisis @DefraGovUK

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4/9 The system runs on annual self-reporting. Critics say it invites abuse: inflated restocking figures, buried mortality, selective data. Independent population recovery is not required. @ISEALalliance #EelDeal2030 #AgriFish

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3/9 SEG says restocking shouldn’t replace real conservation like barrier removal. Yet its certification still rewards restocking—turning a disputed intervention into a compliance shortcut. @CITES CoP20 @EUCommission @EUCouncil

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2/9 SEG-certified companies self-report mortality, handling, traceability—and restocking numbers. Those restocking figures directly boost a company’s “responsibility” score. No restocking, no clean label. #Accountability @EU_MARE @EU_ENV

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SEGs Circular Control 1/9 SEG claims it doesn’t issue “restocking certificates.” That’s a technical dodge. Restocking is built into the SEG Standard—allowing eel companies to sell sustainability claims off the back of stocking rivers with farmed eels. #EelGate #SaveTheEels

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13/13 @EnvAgency and @GOVUK must publish full details of this disastrous outcome. If a critically endangered species was lost, conservation bodies, authorities, and the public must know who committed this wildlife crime. @EmmaforWycombe @EnvAgency @DefraGovUK

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12/13 @UKGlassEels must not be tarnished. They have restocked millions of eels over many years, materially supporting recovery of a critically endangered species. Accountability must be precise. @ICES_ASC @hjaruissen @APPGFisheries

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11/13 These donated elvers were properly cared for and released above weirs and obstructions to aid recovery. The releases were filmed and witnessed by Ken Goodwin (ITV). @KenGoodwinITV #Traceability @CostasKadis

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10/13 For clarity: this must not discredit legitimate conservation work. River Severn fishermen donated elvers for restocking, handled by @UKGlassEels, a long-established and compliant UK company. @EnvAgency #EelGate @LabourDefra

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9/13 If European eel protection is truly the priority, then facts, figures, and accountability must come first. Critically endangered species demand transparency — not quiet letters. @EnvAgency @ICES_ASC @DefraGovUK

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8/13 Instead of transparency, the response is to restrict all elver fishers — using vague claims and implied blame — over losses involving a critically endangered species. That is not conservation. That is deflection. @EnvAgency #EelDeal2030 @NaturalEngland

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7/13 Who caught this? Was it @EnvAgency, Border Force, or internal audit? If enforcement occurred, where are the outcomes Who authorised it? Who signed it off? @EnvAgency #AgriFish @CommonsEFRA

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6/13 Who handled them? Which (APB) Aquaculture Production Businesses were involved with a critically endangered species? Were they inspected? Were failures recorded? Were penalties issued? Were the Sustainable Eel Group involved? @DavidBunt1 @WillemDekker @UKParliament

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5/13 Why no public or industry publication? No @EnvAgency incident report No @DEFRAgov notice No scientific or regulatory briefing Why was this communicated quietly? @EnvAgency @DefraGovUK @ChrisBaingerEA

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4/13 How many died? “Significant proportion” is meaningless without numbers. How many individual elvers of a critically endangered species perished? @ISEALAlliance @RebeccaPowMP @CommonsEFRA

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3/13 Who was responsible? Which operators or businesses handled a critically endangered species negligently? If rules were broken, names matter #SaveTheEels #Traceability @SteveReedMP

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2/13 So let’s ask the questions the fishing community and public deserve answers to: 📍 Where did this happen? Which rivers? Which regions? Which facilities? @ChrisBaingerEA @CITES #EelCrisis

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(1) SEGs Somerset Eels? 1/13 This letter from @GOVUK & @EnvAgency is extraordinary and deeply concerning. It claims “large numbers of elvers were taken” and “a significant proportion perished” — a critically endangered species — yet gives no detail. Unacceptable @EnvAgency

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5/5 How can you wait 2 years after a certificate already expired to audit it? SEG should be called out for marking expired certificates PASSED and misleading the public. Greenwashing isn’t a bug — it’s how they cash in on extinction. @DavidBunt1 @WillemDekker #EelDeal2030

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4/5 SEG promotes “paper compliance” as proof of sustainability while the reality is brutal: endangered eels are still at risk, and companies appear responsible without accountability. SEG-0047 proves certification can be meaningless. @CITES @DEFRA

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3/5 Let’s break it down: ❌ Certificate EXPIRED ❌ Still marked PASSED ❌ Audit years later 🐟 Species critically endangered The Sustainable Eel Group is responsible. This is greenwashing exploitation, not sustainability. @ISEALAlliance @EUCommission

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2/5 This certificate covers: • Core requirements • Eel buying & trading • Processing/wholesale/retail Responsibility score: 70%. Meanwhile, the European eel is critically endangered, yet SEG calls this 70%“responsible.” #EelDeal2030 @EU_ENV @EUCouncil

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