Fisheries and Oceans Canada shuts down lucrative baby eel fishery 
By Keith Doucette and Brett Bundale CA Source: thestar 4/15/2023
Keith Doucette and Brett Bundale
Federal fisheries officials shut down the lucrative baby eel fishery in the Maritimes on Saturday amid growing concerns of illegal poaching and violence.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the elver fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would be closed for 45 days, effective immediately, due to conservation and safety concerns.
 

“Conflicts have escalated to violence and threats, risking the safety of harvesters and constituting a threat to the proper management and control of the fishery,” the federal department said in a statement. “Closing the elver fishery is a required response to address these combined risks.”

 
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