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Fast Facts: The Value of a Baby Eel
PORTLAND, ME— Baby eels, called elvers, are harvested so they can be used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies and are worth more than $2,000 per pound, making them

PORTLAND, ME— Baby eels, called elvers, are harvested so they can be used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies and are worth more than $2,000 per pound, making them

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)—A state committee is scheduled to make a decision this week about whether to tighten controls in the Maine baby eel fishery to prevent poaching. Baby eels are