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Environmentalists in Tarragona call for European eel to be declared endangered

Groups urge the Catalan Government to support a national proposal to protect the species from biological collapse.

Generic image of an European eel swimming in its river habitat.
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Generic image of an European eel swimming in its river habitat.

The organizations Ecologistes en Acció and GETE-Tarragona have called on the Generalitat de Catalunya to vote this Tuesday in favor of listing the European eel as an endangered species.

The proposal, led by the Ministry for Ecological Transition, aims to include the Anguilla anguilla in the List of Wild Species under Special Protection. Scientific reports from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea warn that the species is currently outside safe biological limits.
In the Tarragona region, activists have highlighted the Francolí river as a key area. GETE has proposed low-cost measures to ensure water flow for adult eels to reach the sea, though the Catalan Government has yet to respond to this specific local initiative.
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"It is encouraging that prestigious chef associations have become aware of the critical situation of this species."

Ecologists in Action · Environmental group
With an 80% decline in global population over the last 60 years, the IUCN classifies the eel as critically endangered. Environmentalists are also campaigning against the consumption of elvers (young eels) as a luxury dish, particularly during the Christmas season.

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