Title

"Continuum" piece on several bills before the Legislature to control the harvest

Authors

Peter W. Cox

Source

Maine Times

Date

1-28-1999

Pages

19

Abstract

"Continuum" piece on several bills before the Legislature to control the harvesting of elvers. Today we are witnessing another manifestation of the gold-rush mentality that might quickly destroy this fishery. The estimated elver catch is 10,000 pounds, worth anwhere from $1.5 million to $3 million, and consisting of some 15 million baby eels.

Subjects

Bills, Legislative, Eels

Full text is not available here. Please contact the Library for a copy of the article.

Share

COinS