Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Trust Leases Sea Scallop Quota in First Permit Bank Transaction
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vineyard Gazette] by Chloe Reichel August 17, 2017
The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust recently completed a deal to lease a valuable sea scalloping quota to West Tisbury fisherman Sam Hopkins.
The lease of the nearly $1 million sea scalloping quota marks the first of its kind for the trust, which has been working to establish a permit bank to help commercial fishermen on the Island stay in business.
Mr. Hopkins plans to go sea scalloping on Endurance, a 49.5-foot converted Canadian lobster boat equipped with ...
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