Monica Pons Hernandez
@monicapons.bsky.social
Ph.D. • MSCA SEAS Postdoctoral Research Fellow UiB • IUU Fishing and Wildlife Trafficking • Green Criminology, Crimes of the Powerful, Qualitative Methods
📰 Hoy salgo el semanal de @elpais.com “Sean cuales sean las causas del declive de la anguila, la cuestión es si existe algún nivel de pesquería que sea sostenible y la respuesta es que no” !Acercaos al kiosko! @azti.bsky.social @elpaiscyt.bsky.social shorturl.at/BykyC
Tras lo ocurrido esta semana, he querido hacer un repaso a las advertencias de la comunidad científica sobre el declive de la anguila. Desde los 80 con los primeros avisos, y desde 1999 con recomendaciones claras de frenar su pesca.
Climática@climatica.coop · 6mo ago❗ Estás viendo una extinción en directo: cronología de décadas de evidencia científica ignorada @edurobayna.bsky.social analiza la situación de la anguila europea tras rechazar las CCAA aumentar su protección.
Hola, @miteco.gob.es Una duda ¿De dónde sale la necesidad de acatar las decisiones de la Comisión Estatal sobre listados de protección? La ley 42/2007 define la Comisión como órgano consultivo ¿Qué impide legalmente a MITECO ejercer su competencia sobre el contenido de lespre y catálogo?
Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico@miteco.gob.es · 6mo ago«Vamos a intentar de nuevo salvar la anguila frente a los que creen que no merece la pena» 🟢 Hugo Morán tras la negativa de algunas CCAA a la propuesta del MITECO de incluir la anguila europea en la categoría de 'en peligro de extinción'
El negacionismo científico que lleva a no proteger la anguila acaba con un antivacumas desquiciado de ministro de sanidad. Y la cosa no tiene ninguna gracia España seguirá pescando anguilas hasta su extinción @es.theconversation.com @ebdonana.bsky.social theconversation.com/espana-segui...
España seguirá pescando anguilas hasta su extinción
El bloqueo de la protección de la anguila europea en España por parte de las comunidades autónomas, materializado este martes, es un triste ejemplo de la influencia del negacionismo científico.
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Fracasa el nuevo intento de prohibir la pesca de la anguila y la angula ante la negativa de las comunidades autónomas, que quieren MÁS estudios e informes. climatica.coop/fracasa-nuev...
Fracasa el nuevo intento de prohibir la pesca de la anguila y la angula ante la negativa de las comunidades autónomas - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad
La anguila europea y su alevín, la angula, no entrarán en el Catálogo Español de Especies Amenazadas como pretendía el Ministerio de Sara Aagesen. La comunidad científica lleva décadas reclamando fren...
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@estidiaz.bsky.social, una de las mayores experta del mundo en la anguila y presidenta del grupo de trabajo que aconseja a la Comisión Europea: «¿Existe hoy en día una pesquería sostenible de la anguila? La respuesta es que no» Entrevista en @climatica.coop. climatica.coop/estibaliz-di...
Estíbaliz Díaz: "¿Existe hoy en día una pesquería sostenible de la anguila? La respuesta es que no" - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad
La presidenta del grupo de trabajo de la anguila en el ICES analiza la situación de la especie y las medidas para evitar que se extinga.
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🏅🎓 La @urv.cat ha concedit els premis extraordinaris de doctorat, reconeixen les tesis doctorals amb el més alt nivell de qualitat. ✨ Entre les tesis guardonades hi ha la recerca de la Dra. Mònica Pons, centrada en el tràfic de l’anguila europea des d’una perspectiva de criminologia verda.
Movimiento importantísimo de @miteco.gob.es Gracias Ánimo A ver si, por fin y de una vez, podemos proteger a la anguila Para que no haya confusión: MITECO ya tiene el dictamen (claro, demoledor) del comité científico. NO es un asunto que trate solo con gentes de las cocinas
EL PAÍS@elpais.com · 7mo agoLa anguila europea está al límite y corre el riesgo de desaparecer por completo en muchas zonas del continente. “La tradición no puede justificar la extinción”, argumentan cocineros con diez estrellas Michelin
Error Consumir o no una especie que se está extinguiendo no debe depender de las conciencias. Hay que prohibir Mientras no se haga, quienes no tenemos capacidad de decidir apelaremos a las conciencias. Pero las administraciones deben actuar y cambiar cosas www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/vice...
Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 9mo agoTelenorte, de @rtvenoticias.rtve.es en Euskadi sobre la crítica situación en la que se encuentra la anguila La oposición critica que aún se pueda comercializar la angula, estando prohibida su pesca en Euskadi Mi apoyo total. Hay que prohibir la comercialización ya Enlace: www.rtve.es/play/videos/...
📣 3 post doc roles on GreenFrontier @erc.europa.eu project - fantastic opportunities to work on an exciting project on socio-ecological relations in Italy, Spain & Poland. And best of all, a chance to work with @georgeiorda.bsky.social as team lead #PoliticalEcology #Conservation ⬇️
Dr George Iordachescu 🏳️🌈 🟥@georgeiorda.bsky.social · 10mo ago🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers! Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025 Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills! Please share widely!
🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers! Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025 Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills! Please share widely!
📣Publication alert! “Plastic waste trafficking in Spain: examining the actors, routes, and crimes involved” Available OA here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plastic waste trafficking in Spain: examining the actors, routes, and crimes involved - Trends in Organized Crime
The management of plastic waste represents a significant global environmental challenge due to excessive reliance on plastics and the limitations of recycling. The inability of countries and cities to...
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I am thilled I got to contribute to this story! A must read by @alexandratalty.bsky.social !!
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 10mo agoInside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
🍂 Just like autumn, the new issue of the GREEN Working Group newsletter has arrived! 🍁 This edition is packed with updates and insights! Whether you're deep into #greencriminology or just curious about the latest developments, this issue has something for you. 🔗 www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Happy to share that a chapter I wrote with Avi Brisman is out! Here we challenge the conventional North-South narrative in wildlife trafficking research by employing the idea of “internal Souths” within affluent countries. Read the full chapter here: link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
“Internal Souths” in the Global North
Much of the research on wildlife trafficking often centres on countries in the Global South, which are frequently rich in biodiversity. Such research frames these countries as the primary sources of t...
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Working on a report on aquaculture, focused on salmon farming. Study frames this, rightly, as "food crime", which reveals "how practices that are presented as ‘sustainable’ or ‘green’ can entail systemic environmental & social injustices" @theferret.scot link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology - European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Aquaculture is framed as a key contributor to global food security and sustainable food production. Yet, in its industrial form, it involves several harmful practices that negatively impact food secur...
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Really important article examining #harms from @monicapons.bsky.social & @guillemrubio.bsky.social comparing #AtlanticSalmon & #EuropeanEel in #Aquaculture. The narrative of ecological sustainability & reduced pressure on ‘wild’ fish needs a fundamental rethink #PoliticalEcology #GreenCriminology ⬇️
Monica Pons Hernandez@monicapons.bsky.social · last yr."The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating Them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology" is out! I’m thrilled I got to work with the lovely @guillemrubio.bsky.social—I genuinely enjoyed and had fun working on the manuscript together 🧡 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Love the abstract of this paper. Congratulations, Monica!
Monica Pons Hernandez@monicapons.bsky.social · last yr."The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating Them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology" is out! I’m thrilled I got to work with the lovely @guillemrubio.bsky.social—I genuinely enjoyed and had fun working on the manuscript together 🧡 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating Them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology" is out! I’m thrilled I got to work with the lovely @guillemrubio.bsky.social—I genuinely enjoyed and had fun working on the manuscript together 🧡 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology - European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Aquaculture is framed as a key contributor to global food security and sustainable food production. Yet, in its industrial form, it involves several harmful practices that negatively impact food secur...
link.springer.com
1/ 📄New paper! Alison Hutchinson @georgeiorda.bsky.social Teresa Lappe-Osthege & myself have developed a new harms-based #PoliticalEcology as a way of understanding the #WildlifeTrade published in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social ⬇️ beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...
New paper on harms-based political ecology - Beastly Business
Our team members Alison Hutchinson, Rosaleen Duffy, George Iordachescu and Teresa Lappe-Osthege developed an idea of bringing together debates on harms from green criminology with political ecology co...
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Join us in Athens for this year’s GREEN Working Group Pre-ESC event "Environmental crime, policing & social control"🌎
Excellent piece on #GlassEel trade in @mongabay.com - and as ever @monicapons.bsky.social is absolutely spot on. Eel consumption always relies on wild caught fish, & the valuable trade attracts criminal networks #IWT #WildlifeTrade #EuropeanEel #EnvironmentalCrime
Monica Pons Hernandez@monicapons.bsky.social · last yr.I recently contributed to a Mongabay article on the illegal glass eel trade—a critical issue for environmental crime research. Thank you, Keith Anthony Fabro, for giving me the chance to share insights on this topic and engaging with my work. 📖 Read it here: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/glas...
I recently contributed to a Mongabay article on the illegal glass eel trade—a critical issue for environmental crime research. Thank you, Keith Anthony Fabro, for giving me the chance to share insights on this topic and engaging with my work. 📖 Read it here: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/glas...
Glass eel smuggling booms despite bans, leaving species on the brink
Tiny, translucent and no longer than a finger, juvenile European eels, also known as glass eels, might not look like much. But demand for these slippery creatures, particularly in East Asia, has made ...
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I've just watched Attenborough's Oceans film. It's excellent. But my overwhelming feeling is "at last!" I've been waiting, and fruitlessly lobbying, for a film like this for 40 years. But the institutional cowardice of the broadcasters has stymied such projects, until now.
My first paper from my PhD is out! In it, I argue that viewing pigs as both resources (that feed) and as more-than-resources (to be fed) is crucial for understanding how nonhuman animals make nations and how, in turn, nations make nonhuman animals. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Animals that feed nations and nations that feed animals: industrially farmed pigs as nation-building resources in Catalonia
This paper examines industrially farmed pigs in Catalonia, a stateless nation within Spain and a major pig meat producer, to expand existing understan…
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Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon
Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels
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Marc Balcells, criminólogo: “Los ladrones de tumbas trabajan y por la noche van a excavar” www.lavanguardia.com/vida/2025030...
Marc Balcells, criminólogo: “Los ladrones de tumbas trabajan y por la noche van a excavar”
Jan Téllez Asensio Barcelona, 9 mar (EFE).- Tras una investigación sobre el tráfico de bienes arqueológicos italianos, el criminólogo Marc Balcells narra en un libro quié...
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Exciting news! I’ve been awarded the Extraordinary PhD Award by URV for my thesis on “Wildlife trafficking, speciesism & the European eel”. Grateful to my mentors, colleagues & loved ones for the support! Excited to continue researching marine wildlife harm at UiB! 🐋✨
