DARTMOUTH, NS, March 3, 2025 /CNW/ - An orderly and well regulated elver fishery is essential for the long term sustainability of this high-value species. Now that strengthened regulations and ...

Some Wolastoqey fishers say closure of the fishery for baby eels, or elvers, this year will infringe on their treaty rights and impact their right to earn a moderate livelihood from fishing. Last week ...

PORTLAND, MainePORTLAND, Maine — U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming years, even as authorities have ...

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine is implementing a new lottery system for licenses to fish for baby eels, which are worth more than $1,000 per pound on the worldwide sushi market. Baby eels, called elvers, are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baby eels, also known as elvers, swim in a tank after being caught in the Penobscot River on May 15, 2021, in Brewer, Maine. After ...

Elver fishermen set up a net on the Penobscot River in Brewer on May 25, 2017. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP Mainers now have a chance to apply for one of 16 new licenses for the state’s lucrative ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Federal regulators have cut Maine fishermen's quota for elvers by nearly 18 percent to allow the stock of the lucrative baby eels to rebuild. The move came Monday after a federal ...