Jared Golden Urges Delay of Increase to Minimum Allowable Catch Size for Maine Lobstermen themainewire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from themainewire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US Regulators Maintain Fishing Quota for Valuable Baby Eels, Even as Canada Struggles With Poaching usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching. Baby eels, also called elvers, are harvested from rivers and streams by fishermen every spring. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) of the eels per year.