US government clamps down on eel poaching as value grows

FILE - In this May 19, 2015, file photo, baby eels, known as elvers, swim in a plastic bag at a buyer's holding facility in Portland, Maine. Maine is implementing a new lottery system for licenses to fish for baby eels, which are worth more than $1,000 per pound on the worldwide sushi market. The Legislature approved a permit lottery system last month. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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