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Canada proposes expropriation of elver licenses to increase First Nation quota

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has proposed increasing the Indigenous share of elver quota to as much as 50% of the total allowable catch

By Undercurrent News | June 14, 2024 13:56 BST
Elvers or juvenile eels are in high demand in China. Photo from Canadian Committee for a Sustainable Elver Fishery
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The Canadian government is considering expropriating quotas from current license holders in Atlantic Canada's lucrative elver fishery and giving a greater portion to First Nations, CBC reports.  [...]

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