Slimy, smuggled and worth more than gold: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel?

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“Using court documents; rare access to restricted labs around the world; and extensive interviews with biologists, law enforcement agents, environmentalists, and aquaculturists, this story is a journey into the profound economic and cultural value of the enigmatic eel—and how far some will go to control it.”

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