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Eels: Conservation

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 82488

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of progress on eel (a) management and (b) protection since the publication of the eel management plans.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Progress on eel management and protection was assessed in in the Implementation of UK Eel Management Plans (2020 – 2023) report, published in December 2024. The Environment Agency continues to implement the measures set out in the management plans aimed at the recovery and sustainable management of eel populations.

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