How to Use elver in a Sentence

elver

noun
  • Randy Bushey, of Steuben, has been fishing for elvers since 1993.
    — Patrick Whittle, The Seattle Times, 6 Aug. 2017
  • The season for baby eels, called elvers, was scheduled to begin Sunday.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The elvers are subject to strict quotas designed to prevent overfishing.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Fishermen seek the elvers in Maine because of the fish’s role as seed stock in Asian aquaculture.
    — Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • The elver fishery is tightly regulated to deter poaching because of the high value of the baby fish.
    — Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • Federal investigators have also cracked down on elver poaching in recent years.
    — Washington Post, 20 May 2018
  • Court records show that Sheldon worked with a network of elver fishermen and dealers up and down the East Coast to smuggle eels to Asia.
    — National Geographic, 27 June 2018
  • These toothpick-size eels, also called elvers or glass eels for their translucent bodies, can bring staggering prices in Asian markets, up to $2,500 per pound in a peak market.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The elvers have again been worth more than $2,000 per pound at the docks this year, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
    — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • One of the kingpins was a Maine dealer named Bill Sheldon, who years earlier had taught fellow fishermen how to catch the tiny translucent elvers swimming upstream by moonlight.
    — National Geographic, 27 June 2018
  • Maine’s Department of Marine Resources allows for a total of 425 elver fishing licenses each year.
    — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The spokeswoman said that a third Chinese national had escaped from the airport, leaving another suitcase containing an additional 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of elvers.
    — Julie Zaugg, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019

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