The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) advises that there should be no catches of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in any habitat in 2027.
The advice covers both commercial and recreational catches and includes glass eels intended for restocking and aquaculture.
The European Commission had initially proposed maintaining the existing measures in 2027 and said it would update its proposal after the scientific advice was published.
The ICES advice does not itself constitute a legal ban: measures will be decided through the EU fisheries management process.
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