Question 10813 — hunting and fishing

Summary

Mr. Benoît Biteau alerts the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature to the critical state of the European eel in watercourses, an emblematic species of rivers whose current population represents less than 5% of its historical level, in decline under the effect of multiple pressures such as the fragmentation of watercourses, pollution, related mortality hydraulic infrastructure, predation and fishing at different stages of its life cycle. For more than fifteen years, the Charente-Maritime Federation for Fishing and the Protection of the Aquatic Environment has been working to monitor and restore eel populations and campaigning for a general moratorium on fishing, considering this measure as the only one capable of allowing the natural reconstitution of the species. The projects orders and decrees currently being considered limit this moratorium to recreational fishing, while allowing professional fishing for glass eels and yellow eels to continue. This approach creates inequality between fishermen and maintains pressure on the most vulnerable stages of the species, a strategy which appears inconsistent with conservation objectives. Furthermore, the State's decision is based on data outdated. The often cited figure of 700 tonnes of annual catches by recreational fishing dates from 2007, while recent estimates show catches of between 70 and 90 tonnes. Basing public policy on such old data weakens its relevance and effectiveness. He would like to know the measures that the Government intends to implement to develop a strategy for preserving the eel. based on up-to-date scientific data. He also wants to know if a global moratorium, including all forms of fishing, will be established in order to allow the sustainable recovery of populations. He questions him about the measures planned to ensure fair support for fishermen and to develop ambitious actions to restore habitats and eel populations. He finally asks her what concrete initiatives the State is planning to guarantee the effective protection of this species and ensure a coherent, equitable and sustainable policy.

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