SEG Position on Trade of Eel from non EU Countries Nov 2022

The EU has a strong, well known and increasingly well regulated policy and regulations for the trade of European eels within the EU, and to restrict trade outside.

For non-EU countries, whilst there are international CITES regulations in place, the application of those regulations by the different CITES authorities of each country has the risk of being inconsistent.

This statement sets out the Sustainable Eel Group’s (SEG’s) position

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Read the full SEG positition paper here.

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