A year after eel fishermen in Maine earned their highest-ever pay rates for their catch, and as the global appetite for the snake-like fish continues to grow, the state’s annual baby eel fishing season is set to begin Friday. But while fishermen hope again to be paid more than $2,000 per pound for the baby eels — also known as glass eels or elvers — that swim into their nets this spring, some things will be different for the licensed dealers who buy them.

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  • 5 Mainers accused of illegally fishing eels arrested in Canada
    The Fisheries and Oceans Canada department said on April 20 that fishery officers and a Nova Scotia conservation officer arrested the group and seized about 7.5 pounds of the baby eels, called elvers, ...
    04/30/2024 - 6:27 am | View Link
  • Black market marijuana tied to Chinese criminal networks infiltrates Maine
    Maine is the newest frontier for the illicit marijuana trade, with potentially hundreds of suspected unlicensed grow houses operating in the state ... "Chinese organized criminal networks that ...
    04/16/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
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