{"id":7332,"date":"2024-06-05T08:22:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=7332"},"modified":"2024-06-05T10:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:03:38","slug":"arrests-made-in-transporting-of-elvers-estimated-at-a-value-of-350000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/06\/05\/arrests-made-in-transporting-of-elvers-estimated-at-a-value-of-350000\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests Made in Transporting of Elvers Estimated Value of $350,000."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On May 31, fishery officers made 2 arrests, and also seized a truck and 60 kg of elver estimated to be worth between $250,000 and $350,000 at a ground transport facility in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fishery officers intercepted the shipment based on gathered intelligence. The elver was going to be driven to Toronto for shipment overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FB_IMG_1717586258569-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7334\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FB_IMG_1717586261223-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7333\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigation into this matter for offences under the Fisheries Act is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The elver fishery remains closed this year due to conservation and safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone caught fishing for elvers will face enforcement actions under the Fisheries Act and the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is encouraged to report any suspected unauthorized elver fishing, purchasing, or selling by calling 1-800-565-1633 and selecting option 6, or by contacting their local Conservation and Protection detachment: https:\/\/ow.ly\/kjuf50S7p5A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: DFO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, fishery officers made 2 arrests, and also seized a truck and 60 kg of elver estimated to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7332"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7336,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7332\/revisions\/7336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}