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Maine's lucrative baby eel industry will likely face tighter controls this year designed to thwart poaching.Baby eels, called elvers, are an important…
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The quota for Maine's most valuable fishery by weight won't be increasing. The board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted down a…
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PORTLAND, Maine - A regulatory board is about to decide if Maine's baby eel fishermen should be allowed to catch more of the tiny, big-money fish.…
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State officials are shutting down the Maine elver season early, citing illegal sales of the valuable "glass" eels coveted by Asian aquaculture…
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A Maine fisherman who played a key role in the rise of the state's baby eel fishery is awaiting sentencing for buying and selling the fish…
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Three more men were sentenced yesterday in the interstate baby eel poaching sting known as "Operation Broken Glass."The sting involves the upwards of 20…
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The price of elvers in the first few days of the season, is being reported as the highest ever for the fishery.Maine has the only significant fishery for…
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PORTLAND, Maine - A decision whether to allow fishermen to harvest more of the baby eels that are highly prized in Asian aquaculture has been put off for…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The pace of Maine's season for baby eel fishing has intensified to the point where fishermen are on target to reach their quota.Maine's…