Article: Groundfishing boats abandoning Portland ; The loss of draggers to Massachusetts costs local businesses millions of dollars.

TOM BELL Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
02-10-2008
Groundfishing boats abandoning Portland ; The loss of draggers to Massachusetts costs local businesses millions of dollars.
Byline: TOM BELL Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Type: Cover Story

Groundfishing trawlers, which have vanished from their historic home ports of Rockland, Eastport and Boothbay, now appear to be abandoning Portland, Maine's last remaining groundfishing hub.

Portland's fleet of medium and large draggers left the harbor for Massachusetts before Christmas, and most boats have yet to return. On a recent day, at least 13 Portland-based or formerly Portland- based draggers were in Gloucester Harbor. In ...

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