Investment of over EUR 950,000 to recover the European eel

SPAIN
Thursday, September 09, 2010, 03:50 (GMT + 9)

Both the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Government of Andalusia will invest nearly EUR 955,000 into the recovery of the European eel (Anguilla anguila) until 2012. The species was listed as 'critically endangered' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Funding for the recovery plan of the eel will be separated into two parts, the Government will provide EUR 704,739 through the Public Agency of Environment and Water, which will implement the Resources Recovery Program. Meanwhile, EUR 250,000 will be allocated to carry out monitoring and controlled studies of the species until 2011, through an agreement with the University of Cordoba, reports the Europa Press. The plan was submitted by the Government of Andalusia to the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) in July, and has provid... FULL STORY