Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eel is far from the most common variety of fish to pop up on the menu at the majority of U.S. seafood restaurants, but it is a ...

Each spring, fishermen set nets in Maine’s rivers to fish for the state’s most valuable catch. No, not the iconic lobster, but tiny glass eels that fetch wholesale prices topping $2,000 per pound.