The 2003 Québec Declaration of Concern About Eel Declines—11 Years Later: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope?

In 2003, scientists gathered at the American Fisheries Society in Québec and raised an urgent alarm in a Declaration Concern about the state of eel stocks around the , with less than 1% of juvenile resources remaining (as for northern temperate stocks). In the years since, protective measures have been implemented, and research have increased, and sustainable management have been developed. Recently, several juvenile have increased slightly. Reassembled in Québec 2014, we reflect on what has been achieved since 2003 and remains to be done.