Fishermen are expected to begin the state’s lucrative harvest of baby eels after the coronavirus outbreak forced the season to be held back
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Maine’s lucrative baby eel fishing season ending for year
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s lucrative fishing season for baby eels is wrapping up for 2016. The season for baby eels, also called elvers, officially ends on Tuesday. The season for fishermen who have hit their quota for the year has already ended. The eels are sold to Asian aquaculture companies who raise them to maturity […]
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Former Passamaquoddy representative charged with poaching elvers in New York
A high-profile member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe is one of eight people who have been charged with felony elver poaching in New York, according to an official with that state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Frederick J. Moore III, a former Passamaquoddy tribal representative to the Maine Legislature, is facing three felony charges in New York […]
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Maine lawmakers back new rules in elver fishery
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House and Senate have approved a bill that tightens rules in the state’s lucrative elver fishery. The bill approved Wednesday gives the Department of Marine Resources power to delay the start of the season and the ability to revoke the licenses of fishermen for out-of-state fishing violations. Republican Gov. Paul […]
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Maine to hold final hearing on elver catch cuts
The Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for Tuesday was supposed to take place last week but was rescheduled due to bad weather. It’s taking place at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Elvers, as the baby eels are known, are caught in Maine rivers and exported to Asia. They’ve come under scrutiny since prices ballooned […]