Portland, ME fish landings equaled Gloucester last year, trouble lies ahead for both ports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] By Tom Bell - October 31, 2014 -
While the port of Portland has finally pulled even with Gloucester, Massachusetts, in fish landings, it could be a hollow victory as federal regulators prepare to impose a new set of restrictions that will likely batter the groundfishing fleets in both ports.
The ports of Portland and Gloucester tied for second place in New England in commercial fish landings in 2013, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fishermen in both ports landed 62 million pounds of fish...
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