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logo 11/25/2024 4:36:28 AM     
Five Mainers arrested in Nova Scotia for elver fishing 
By Carli Stewart CA Source: nationalfisherman 4/29/2024
Carli Stewart
Credit: Joyce Godsey on Shutterstock
The Federal Fisheries Department said five Mainers were arrested in southwestern Nova Scotia last weekend for illegally fishing for baby eels, also known as elvers. The fisheries officers patrolling unauthorized elver fishing arrested the individuals, adding to the evidence of groups from outside the province flocking to rivers to catch the high-valued species.
 

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced in their news release on Wednesday that the officers confiscated nearly 3 ½ kilograms of elvers during the arrest in the Meteghan area of Digby County, along with a vehicle and four nets. However, they did not disclose whether the individuals would face charges. The department also revealed that they seized 13 kilograms of elvers from the exact location, but this was unrelated to the arrest, and the eels were returned to the river.

 
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