Report of the ICES/EIFAC Working Group on Eels (WGEEL)

Highlights:a) report on appropriate rebuilding goals for recovery of eel stocks/populations and ad-vise on the factors which would affect their implementation;b) specify practical monitoring requirements to evaluate progress towards the objectives of a stock recovery plan;c) specify the scientific and management actions needed for implementation of a stock recovery plan;d) assess trends in recruitment, stock and fisheries indicative for the status of the stock;e) continue work to expand the data bases and knowledge on eels in Europe and North America, to provide a more complete basis for recovery of these stocks/populations.