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Maine’s 982 commercial fishermen reported landings during the state’s 2016 elver (glass eel) season season netted $13,388,040 in revenue, according to preliminary landings data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). The 2016 elver harvest has the third highest … Continued
A recently passed bill will improve Maine elver harvesters’ chances of landing all of the state’s 9,688 pounds of quota. The changes come just in time for the 2016 elver season, which starts on March 22, 2016. “Last year Maine … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) American Eel Management Board recently approved North Carolina’s Aquaculture Plan for 2016, allowing up to 200 pounds of glass eels to be harvested for aquaculture purposes. North Carolina’s plan is the first to … Continued