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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
The baby eels, also called elvers, were worth $2,009 a pound last year – more than 400 times more than lobster, Maine’s signature seafood.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2024
Competitive Maine elver fishing lottery offers most licenses since 2013
Sixteen people will gain entry in this year's intense bid for one of the most lucrative fish stocks in the state, but the success rate is still very low.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Fishing regulators say no to catching more elvers, a most valuable species
The baby eels are harvested from rivers and streams in Maine, sold to aquaculture companies and raised to maturity, then resold as food.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Regulators to consider allowing Maine fishermen to catch more valuable baby eels
The eels are typically worth more than $2,000 per pound because of their value to Asian aquaculture companies, which raise them to maturity and sell them for use in Japanese restaurants around the world.
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PublishedMay 27, 2023
Elvers remain one of America’s most valuable fish after strong year in Maine
Baby eels have again been worth more than $2,000 per pound at the docks this year, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Maine baby eel industry had one of its best seasons, netting $20 million
The per-pound price of $2,162 was the third-highest in state history.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Woe to fish and chips: Haul of Atlantic cod, once abundant, reaches new low
Cod are the fish of choice for fish and chips in the U.S., but the collapse of the industry has left the country dependent on imports.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
New Jersey company indicted on charges of smuggling valuable eels
The Justice Department said the defendants conspired to unlawfully smuggle large numbers of baby European eels out of Europe to a factory in China.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Harvesters of valuable baby eels hope for a stable 2022
Prices have fluctuated wildly since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Value of Maine’s baby eels ends the season on a high note
The fishery is one of the most valuable in the country on a per-pound basis, but was badly hurt by the pandemic.
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