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 |
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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. |
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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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