FAO Ad Hoc Expert Advisory Panel assessment report: European eel

摘要

The FAO Ad Hoc Expert Advisory Panel concluded that the available evidence did support the proposal to include Anguilla anguilla (European eel) in Appendix II of CITES in accordance with Article II paragraph 2(a). The Panel considered that the trendsin available data did demonstrate an historical extent of decline in Anguilla anguilla to less than 20-30% of baseline, as specified in the Annex 5 definition of "Decline" for a commercially-exploited aquatic species with low to medium levels of productivity. The Panel concluded that a substantial fraction of the production of Anguilla anguilla is in international trade.