Monthly Archives: May 2023

Elver poaching happening in Bedford park near DFO office

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(Source: Saltwire) BEDFORD, N.S. — There’s a fyke net setup each evening in the Sackville River where it runs through Fish Hatchery Park in...   Read More

For Atlantic Canada, Fishing Season Brings Yet More Violence

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(Source: Hakai Magazine) East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots, and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous...   Read More

‘They’d go directly to jail’: How Maine keeps elver poachers off its rivers

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(Source: Saltwire) An orderly and sustainable elver fishery subject to monitoring and enforcement is wrapping up . . . somewhere else. READ MORE

Amid chaos of unlicensed baby eel harvest on East Coast, fisheries science suffers

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(Source: CTV News) HALIFAX – Indigenous and non-Indigenous baby eel harvesters are lamenting that a long-running study on the species has been cancelled because...   Read More

Elver Fishery Shutdown Devastating for Licence Holders

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(Source: Atlantic Fisherman) Citing conservation and safety concerns, the elver fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick was shut down by Fisheries and Oceans...   Read More

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