2024 elver fishing season in Canada cancelled due to illegal fishing, conflicts, and conservation threats.
Canada has cancelled the 2024 elver fishing season due to significant illegal fishing and conflicts between harvesters and fishery officers, threatening conservation of the species and unable to restore orderly management without substantial changes. The government plans to develop regulations to combat illegal harvesting and improve traceability for exports. The elver fishery has been closed three times in the past five years due to unauthorized harvesters.
March 11, 2024
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