Maritimers who make their living fishing baby eels – known as elvers – are outraged with a new federal plan they claim will jeopardize the entire industry. Letters obtained by Global News indicate Ottawa plans to “slash quotas” for license holders by up to 90 per cent. As Heidi Petracek reports, harvesters warn it could ruin the industry.
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