WCC 2016 Rec 099 - Activity Report

AESG/ZSL attended the 'Next Steps to Strengthen Stewardship of the Sargasso Sea' to input on the development of a research plan, as well as present how both the European and American eel act as a flagship species for this unique marine ecosystem.

Third European Eel Range State meeting under CMS - ZSL, CEFAS, CMS secretariat, Sargasso Sea Commission and others met to discuss how CMS can support the recovery of the European eel, with a view to using thi sas a template for other eel species.

ZSL presented at a seminar for Japanese Parliamentarians in Tokyo - with a specific focus on traceability and illegal trade of the Japanese eel. The lessons learned form the European eel were presented by ZSL with colleagues from Chuo University and FAO also presenting on the Japanese eel and Catch Documentation Systems respectively.

ZSL/AESG attende the 18th CITES CoP to input to discussion on anguillid eels and to work with Parties to craft the language of Decisions to be implemented over the coming three years. Further we held a joint workshop with JNCC, CEFAS and the CITES secretariat to outline progress on implementing the CITES listing of the European eel and how this impacts non-listed species.