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By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A commercial baby eel license holder in New Brunswick says she was shocked when one of her workers told her that members of Sipekne’katik, or the Shubenacadie First Nation of Nova Scotia, were plucking the creatures from the Lepreau River. The Lepreau, a small river near Saint John that’s popular with kayakers for its white water and sightseers for its picturesque waterfall, is one of the more productive spots to find baby eels, also called elvers, that wash into the estuary during the springtime, according to Mary Ann Holland. The owner of Brunswick Aquaculture says on the night of April 25, one of her workers confronted the netters, who allegedly said they were from Sipekne’katik, a fourhour drive away in… <\/p>\n

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By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A commercial baby eel license holder in New Brunswick says she was shocked when one of her workers told her that members of Sipekne’katik, or the Shubenacadie First Nation of Nova Scotia, were plucking the creatures from the Lepreau River. The Lepreau, a small river near Saint John that’s popular with kayakers for its white water and sightseers for its picturesque waterfall, is one of the more productive spots to find baby eels, also called elvers, that wash into the estuary during the springtime, according to Mary Ann Holland. The owner of Brunswick Aquaculture says on the night of April 25, one of her workers confronted the netters, who allegedly said they were from Sipekne’katik, a fourhour drive away in... <\/p>\n

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