Seacoast Online: As the value of American eels skyrockets, some unscrupulous fishermen have been tempted by the thousands of dollars they might make in a good day’s fishing to circumvent the law, which says almost no one in the...

Atlantic coastal states from Maine through Georgia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. The Draft Addendum proposes a wide range of management options with...

While the unusual early return of blueback herring and alewives to the coastal rivers and streams is making news this month, there’s another aquatic migrant that deserves our attention—one whose journey from sea to freshwater and back is no...

HartfordBusiness.com: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the American eel as an endangered species, a move with many long-term ramifications for Connecticut businesses. The eel is widespread in Connecticut’s waterways; but if the fish achieves endangered...

Lincoln County News: Now is a very good time to be an elver fisherman. Elvers, commonly known as glass eels, are the young of the American eel. They are almost completely clear and only a few centimeters long, but nonetheless...