Posted on 04/09/2013 3:41:04 AM PDT by Daffynition
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's Marine Patrol has cited a New Hampshire man for having tens of thousands of dollars' worth of baby eels without a license in what's being called the biggest case of illegal eel possession in the history of the fishery.
Officials said Monday that 41-year-old Phillip Parker, of Candia, N.H., was summonsed last Wednesday in Newport with 41 pounds of eels, known as elvers. Fishermen have been getting about $2,000 per pound for their catch this season.
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Drop your panties, Sir Arthur, I cannot wait ‘till lunchtime!
Eels are the slimiest things ever invented by God. They may not be the ugliest fish in the world but they are among the grossest.
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