(Source: CBC News | Posted: June 4, 2024)
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans says officers seized 60 kilograms of baby eels worth at least $250,000 last week in Dartmouth, N.S., that were destined for overseas markets.
It is currently illegal to fish for the lucrative tiny eels, known as elvers, after the federal government cancelled the spring season in March due rampant unauthorized fishing in previous years and threats of violence.
The latest large seizure, which the department said happened Friday but which it announced on social media Monday, is part of stepped up enforcement efforts that have led to dozens of arrests in recent months related to unauthorized fishing.
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