Promo�ng concerted and sustainable eel management in the SUDOE area Díaz E., Korta M. & Mateo M. (Az�-Tecnalia), Antunes C. (CIMAR/CIIMAR), Amilhat E., Faliex E. & Simon G. (UPVD), Bardonnet A. & Prevost E. (INRA), Beaulaton L. & Sagnes P. (AFB), Costa J. L. & Domingos I. (FCUL/MARE), Daverat F., Drouineau H. & Lambert P. (Irstea), Fernández-Delgado C. (Universidad de Córdoba), Garcia-Allut A., Montero M. & Pazos C. (Fundación Lonxanet), Zamora L. (Universidad de Girona) & Briand C. (EPTB Vilaine) ediaz@az�.es
POPULATION THREATS
POPULATION DECLINE 160 140 Recruitment index*
Habitat loss & degrada�on
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is outside safe biological limits (ICES, 1998) and cri�cally endangered (IUCN 2008).
Barriers to migra�on
120
Pollu�on
100 80
Unsustainable exploita�on
60 40
Illegal trade & fishing
20 0
1960
1968
1976
1984
1992
2000
2016
2008
Parasites & diseases
*Geometric mean of es�mated (GLM) glass eel recruitment for Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. The GLM (predic�ng recruitment as a func�on of area, year and site) was fi�ed to 19 �me-series, comprising either pure glass eel or a mixture of glass eels and yellow eels and scaled to the 1960–1979 geometric mean (source: ICES WGEEL, 2017).
Climate change
ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT Although EC established the EC1100/2007 regula�on, eel popula�on has not shown signs of recovery. WHY? • Data and knowledge gaps and variability in assessment methods restrict the value of popula�on monitoring. • Although European eel cons�tutes a single stock, it is assessed and managed as isolated popula�ons. • Lack of dialogue and joint strategies of the involved actors at different levels (local/regional/na�onal) and typologies (scien�st/manager/fisherman/NGO). NEED FOR A JOINT ASSESSMENT, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND STRONGER COOPERATION OF THE ACTORS INVOLVED
SUDOANG aims to provide managers with tools and joint methods that support the conserva�on of the European eel and its habitat in the SUDOE area OUR FRAMEWORK
27 ASSOCIATES: Agence Française pour la 10 Partners 10 Pilot basins SUDOE area FRANCE
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Ulla Minho Nalón
Mondego
Oria
Nivelle
SPAIN
PORTUGAL Guadalquivir Guadiaro
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1
To provide joint EVALUATION and MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
2
To DESIGN A STRATEGY in order to OBTAIN DATA for a long-term and coordinated monitoring.
3
To strengthen the COOPERATION of the actors involved in the governance.
Bages sigean Ter
Biodiversité, pôle R&D Rennes | Agència Catalana de l’Aigua | Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente | Aquamuseu do Rio Minho | Associa�on du Grand Li�oral Atlan�que (AGLIA) | Autoridad Administra�va CITES España | CNRS Déléga�on Languedoc Roussillon | Comité régional des pêches marines et des élevages marins d’Occitanie | Consejería de Medio Ambiente y ordenación del Territorio de la Junta de Andalucía | Consorci del Ter | Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa | Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marí�mos | Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura del Gobierno Vasco | Dirección General del Agua MAPAMA | Dirección General de Pesca Marí�ma del Principado de Asturias | Dirección General de Pesca y Alimentación del Gobierno de Cantabria | DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, déléga�on de bassin Rhône-Méditerranée | DREAL Nouvelle Aquitaine | DREAL Occitanie | Federación de Cofradías de Pescadores del Principado de Asturias | Guarda Nacional Republicana | Ins�tuto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas | Ríos con Vida | Secretaría da Dirección Xeral de Conservación da Natureza Xunta de Galicia | Secretaría General de Pesca MAPAMA | Servicio de Protección de la Naturaleza de la Guardia Civil (SEPRONA) | Sociedad Ibérica de Ic�ología (SIBIC)
OUTPUTS
A
An user-friendly INTERACTIVE WEB APPLICATION housing several tools allowing eel managers to study eel stock indicators and different possible management scenarios.
B
An EEL SAMPLING NETWORK including 10 pilot basins (Mediterranean and Atlan�c) represen�ng different ecosystems of the SUDOE area.
C
A proposal of a GOVERNANCE PLATFORM for concerted and effec�ve eel management. DESIGN: VEGA ASENSIO. www.norarte.es