The fishing season for baby eels is set to begin in the Maritimes, but at least one First Nation says it won't abide by ...

So far it has proved impossible to breed eels in captivity, so the next best thing is to catch them young, as elvers, and grow them in farms. This method has the advantage that they taste better ...

Live eels at a composting site following the excavation ... LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.

IN connexion with Dr. Schmidt's article on the “Breeding Places and Migrations of the Eel” (NATURE ... upon the arrival and ascent of elvers in Egyptian waters. The records were made at ...

Some Wolastoqey fishers say closure of the fishery for baby eels, or elvers, this year will infringe on their treaty rights and impact their right to earn a moderate livelihood from fishing.

His official obituary only mentioned juvenile eels, or elvers, in three sentences. “He had a life-long interest in fishing and the ocean,” it stated. And yet, more than two decades after his ...

A kilogram of elvers can sell for as much as $4,500, largely because it’s virtually impossible to breed eels in captivity, and catch limits are strictly regulated to protect the species.

The tiny baby eels, which are often worth more than $2,000 per pound, are also called elvers. They are a critically important link in the worldwide supply chain for Japanese food. They are ...

Igloo Transport Ltd. was arraigned last month in provincial court in Dartmouth, N.S., on the charge it possessed, sold or purchased young eels, known as elvers, caught in contravention of the ...

His official obituary only mentioned juvenile eels, or elvers, in three sentences. “He had a life-long interest in fishing and the ocean,” it stated. And yet, more than two decades after his death and ...