BREWER, Maine (AP) — January 7, 2014 — Maine is holding a final public hearing on plans to cut Maine’s lucrative glass eel catch.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for Tuesday was supposed to take place last week but was rescheduled due to bad weather. It’s taking place at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer.
Elvers, as the baby eels are known, are caught in Maine rivers and exported to Asia. They've come under scrutiny since prices ballooned to $2,000 and more per pound.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at the Boston Globe