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which jeopardize the department’s ability to manage the fi shery. An investigation by the Maine Marine
Patrol revealed that some Maine elver dealers were paying a cash amount that was substantially less than the per pound price for elvers that were harvested and accounted for through the state’s swipe card system. The investigation is on-going and
charges will be fi led against dealers and har- vesters who bought and sold elvers without using the state’s swipe card system. The swipe card system records the
weight and value of each sale, allowing the state to ensure that harvesting does not exceed individual and overall state quotas. The state’s overall quota is set by the
Pictured with Taylor Shewokis (3rd from left) are Lieutenant Dan White, Sergeant Wesley Dean, Colonel Jon Cornish, and Major Rene Cloutier.
Taylor Shewokis Sworn in as Newest Maine Marine Patrol Offi cer
AUGUSTA - Taylor Shewokis from Wey- mouth Massachussetts, was sworn in as the newest member of the Maine Marine Patrol. MPO Shewokis has been assigned to the Kittery Patrol and will be starting his Marine Patrol Field Training program next week. Shewokis graduates from the Univer- sity of New England Friday with a degree in Environmental Studies Friday. He served last summer as a seasonal Marine Patrol Offi cer in the Saco patrol. Offi cer Shewokis is a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice
Academy’s Law Enforcement Pre-Service Course, and has completed an internship with the Massachusetts Environmental Police. He will be attending the Maine Criminal Justices Academy's Basic Law Enforcement Training Program in August. Maine’s Elver Fishery to Shut Down, Charges Pending for Illegal Sales The Maine Department of Marine
Resources today announced that it will be shutting down the elver fi shery two weeks early, on May 24 at 6:00 a.m. The closure, done through emergency rulemaking, is being implemented because of illegal sales
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis- sion (ASMFC), and individual quotas which add up to the overall quota, are established by the state. The value and weight of the illegally
harvested and sold elvers were not recorded with the swipe card system and not account- ed for in the Department’s quota manage- ment system. The swipe card system was established
in 2014 to allow DMR to obtain accurate, timely information on the amount of elvers landed and sold in Maine and has been key in the state’s ability to comply with the overall quota requirement.
Commercial Fishing News “This is a fi shery that stood to net Maine
license holders nearly $24 million this year, and now because of the greed of some deal- ers and harvesters, I am obligated to cut that opportunity short,” said Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher. As of May 22, 9,090.629 pounds of the
state’s 9,688-pound quota had been sold legally, using the swipe card system. “We believe that if the illegal sales had
been recorded, the 2018 elver quota would have already been exceeded,” said Com- missioner Keliher. “For this reason, an im- mediate closure of the fi shery, done through emergency rulemaking, is necessary. “The future of this lucrative fi shery is
now in question,” said Commissioner Keli- her. “We clearly have to consider additional measures to ensure that Maine can remain compliant with ASMFC, that we can con- tinue to protect our state’s valuable marine resources, and that we can hold accountable anyone who chooses to squander the oppor- tunity those resources represent.” Under the regulation, licensed har-
vesters may not fi sh for or take elvers after 6:00 a.m. on May 24, but may possess and sell elvers until noon on May 24. Licensed dealers may purchase elvers until noon on May 24, and may possess legally purchased elvers until 6:00 a.m. on May 29.
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