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U.S. regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching

Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.

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PORTLAND, 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 shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching.

US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching

Maine's elver fishery is protected for years with quota decision

The quota approved Wednesday will stand through at least 2027 and could be extended.

US regulators maintain baby eel quota, even as Canada struggles with poaching

Fishermen, mostly in Maine, will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year.