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Maine introduces swipe cards for elver fishermen

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is one of two states now using electronic swipe cards to record sales and catches in its elver fisheries.

In the baby eel fishery best known for ballooned prices, marine resource officials say the new system is crucial to applying tighter regulations that include catch limits and rules to cut down on poaching.

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