Baby eels bring big bucks.

Baby eels swim in a tank after being caught in the Penobscot River in Brewer, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)
A man holds elvers. They are young eels. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)
A bag of baby eels is prepared for packing in Waldoboro, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)
Bruce Steeves uses a lantern to look for young eels on a river in southern Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)
Darrell Young and his son, Dustin, set up a net to capture baby eels migrating upstream on the Penobscot River in Brewer, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Wiggle! Squiggle! Catch eels in a net.

Will people pay much for these babies? You bet!

People raise the fish for food. Some want more rules about how many you can catch. That would protect eels.

Pray for fishermen as they do their work. God uses them to give us our food.

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Fishermen in Maine fill their nets. What is inside? Baby eels! They cost four times as much as lobster. They are probably the most valuable fish in the United States. What a money-maker! The fish are tiny. Each weighs about the same as a few paper clips. Each will grow up and become yummy Japanese food. How many eels should each fisherman be allowed to catch each year? Lawmakers will decide.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.” (Matthew 13:47)