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Baby eels, also called elvers, are harvested from rivers and streams by fishermen every spring.

Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis – worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon.

Fishermen who have advocated for removing dams are good stewards of the elvers, said Darrell Young, president of the Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association.

Maine is the only state in the country with a significant fishery for baby eels, which are also called elvers.

Baby eels, also called elvers, are one of the most lucrative wild fish species in the U.S.