Canada Shuts Baby Eel Fishery After String of Attacks on Harvesters

Elvers are Canada’s most valuable fish species by weight, selling for up to $5,000 a kilogram and shipped live to Asia where they are grown for food.

Maine Closes Elver Fishery For at Least Two Weeks in an Effort to Stop Caronavirus

March 25, 2020 WABI

Maine’s Elver fishery has been closed for a minimum of two weeks. It’s an effort to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.