10/10 The eel is vanishing — under a “sustainable” label. SEG is not independent. ISEAL suspended them. The science is clear. CITES must step in to stop this. This is a conservation crisis wrapped in a logo. #CITES #StopGreenwashing @EU_MARE #EelHypocrisy
9/10 Who protects this closed system? ↪️ NIJVIS ↪️ DUPAN ↪️ IFEA ↪️ ESF ↪️ SEG A handful of groups control certification, access, and profit. The same hands, the same pockets. #EelDeal2030#EelCrisis#CITES
8/10 If SEG were serious about conservation, why are Asian export farms still certified while EU rivers are emptied of juveniles? This isn’t recovery. It’s resource laundering dressed as sustainability. #EelGate#CITES#StopGreenwashing
7/10 SEG’s record: ❌ No revoked licenses for traffickers 🔁 Certifies former violators 🌍 Enables exports from North Africa to Asia 📉 Ignores 99% wild stock collapse Not a watchdog — a marketing tool for extinction. #EelCrisis#Greenwashing#CITES
6/10 Trafficking glass eels is one of Europe’s most profitable wildlife crimes. Europol says: illegal, organised, and dangerous. SEG says: “recovery milestone.” This isn’t conservation — it’s a PR campaign. #EelCrisis#EelGate#WildlifeCrime#CITES
5/10 Want to sell eel in major EU supermarkets? You must have the ESF label. Who approves ESF? → SEG Who funds SEG? → The same traders they certify. That’s not regulation — it’s industry capture. #EelTrade#EelGate#CITES
4/10 SEG was suspended by ISEAL, the global body meant to uphold sustainability standards. Why? Because SEG failed core credibility requirements. This isn’t conservation. It’s a rubber stamp for trade. #ISEAL#EelCrisis
3/10 SEG’s business model: 💰 Certify farms 📦 Ship to Asia 🏷️ Call it “sustainable” Meanwhile, wild eel stocks have crashed 99%, driven by illegal trade. This is a greenwashed cartel. #Greenwashing#EelGate#CITES
2/10 The European eel is critically endangered Yet SEG certifies: ✅ Farms in Morocco exporting to Asia ✅ Processors it once condemned 🚫 Never revoked licenses from known traffickers This isn’t conservation — it’s complicity @ICESmarine #EelCrisis#StopGreenwashing #SEGExposed
1/10 To restock eels in Germany or France, you need SEG certification. To sell eel in supermarkets, you need the ESF logo. Who controls both? → NIJVIS → DUPAN/IFEA → ESF → SEG A closed loop. Funded by trade. #EelCrisis#Greenwashing @DefraGovUK
10/10 ⚠️ European eels are critically endangered. Without credible sustainability frameworks, trade risks harming conservation efforts. Watch this space as the season unfolds. #BBCNews#telegraph#France24#lemondefr#eels#DEFRA#CITES @EU_ENV @EU_MARE #fisheries
8/10 With SEG now no longer involved in the ISEAL system, its certification has lost third-party recognition. The eel sector now lacks a credible sustainability benchmark—just as the season begins. #ISEAL#supplychainrisk#eels
7/10 Fishers, exporters & buyers relying on the SEG label may now face regulatory, trade & reputational risks. Certification plays a big role in access to legal & ethical supply chains. #DEFRA#EUTRADE#CITES#environment
6/10 Why is this critical? The French eel season is about to begin, and now SEG-certified products may lose credibility in markets that demand proof of sustainability. #France#DEFRA#EuropeanCommission#eeltrade
5/10 In September SEG’s ISEAL Community Member & ISEAL Code Compliant status was suspended. This means it no longer meets ISEAL’s criteria for credible sustainability practices. #compliance#transparency#supplychain
4/10 SEG was part of the ISEAL Community, a global body that ensures sustainability standards are transparent, credible & independently verified. #ISEAL#certification#sustainabilitystandards @EU_ENV @EU_MARE
3/10 To manage this fragile trade, the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) introduced a certification scheme claiming a verifying sustainable fishing, farming & trade. #traceability#seafood#fisheries#SEG
2/10 Glass eels are juvenile European eels (Anguilla anguilla), and France is a major hub for their capture and trade. These transparent creatures can fetch thousands per kilo. The species is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. #CITES#biodiversity#EuropeanEel
1/10 The French glass eel season starts in November — but this year, there’s a major twist. A key certification body in the eel supply chain just had its sustainability status suspended. What does that mean? Let’s break it down. 👇 #France#UK#EnviroNews
