American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) Stock status in Haiti © Eladio F. Anderson JEAN Agroforestery and Environmental sciences Major fishing regions of American Eel in Haiti • North: Cap-Haitien, Bas-Limbé, Port Margot, Borgne, Limonade, Camp Louise, Labadee. • North-East: Caracol • Artibonite: Saint-Marc • South-East: Jacmel • Grade-Anse: Jérémie, commune des Roseaux. • Nippes: Kawouk, Petite-Riviere de Nippes. Timing and average length reported for glass-stage American eel 1. Memorandum August 12th, 2019: Ministry of Agriculture, Naturals Ressources and rural Developpement (MARNDR) 1.1 Timing: September 2nd, to April 15th . 1.2 Quota is set : 6,400 kilograms per exporter. NB: Haiti export glass-stage American eel at an average length 48mm. Wang and Tzeng 2000 National eel stock status État du stock national d'anguilles However, according to MARNDR officials: • Haiti has an export capacity of 800 metric tonnes per year. Existing monitoring programs and methods Programmes et méthodes de surveillance existants • There’s no monitoring programs and methods data collection presently to determine the status of American eel in Haiti Overview of fisheries and associated management 1.1 Source of income: $1 to 5us/Gram One person could collect 1000G./3days 1.2 Currently no biological conservation plan undertake Bibliography • https://ayibopost.com/la-peche-aux-anguilles-rapporte-de-largent-mais-tue-des-jeunes-a-jeremie/ • https://lenouvelliste.com/article/205845/de-nouvelles-mesures-pour-regulariser-lexploitation-et-lexportation-des-anguilles • https://lenouvelliste.com/article/220991/la-peche-au-zangui-anguilles-une-manne-maritime-pour-les-habitants-de-kawouk • https://koukouyayiti.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/la-filiere-de-languille-la-nouvelle-poule-aux-oeufs-dor/ • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, May 2012, American Eel Benchmark Stock Assessment. Thank You ? Merci ? Mèsi ?.