Maine’s elver season wrapping up with decade-low prices

ASSOCIATED PRESS • June 1, 2020

Maine’s season for baby eel fishing is coming to a close with the lowest prices in a decade. Fishermen are averaging $525 per pound this year. Last year’s price was almost $2,100 per pound. And the seasons almost over, as it’s scheduled to end on June 7 or on the day fishermen exhaust the annual quota.