Canada plans crackdown as trade data shows elver exports were 4 times the legal catch in 2022

Canada plans crackdown as trade data shows elver exports were 4 times the legal catch in 2022

By Paul Withers

Source: msn

12/15/2023

Credit: Atlantic Elver Fishery

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) plans to crack down on the illegal fishery for baby eels, also known as elvers, in the Maritimes next year by creating separate possession-and-export licences to track the catch from river to airport.

The effort comes as newly reported trade data shows a huge surge in elver exports leaving Canada, reaching an all time high of 43 tonnes in 2022 — four times the authorized Canadian total allowable catch.

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