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Rafael sitting on $46m deal for seven scallop vessels?

A seven-page purchase agreement signed by Stephanie Rafael DeMello, Carlos' daughter, reveals a buyer was secured for about a quarter of his fleet almost two weeks ago

By Jason Huffman | Sept. 11, 2019 17:59 BST
The Athena, one of the six scallop vessels purchased from Carlos Rafael by Quinn Fisheries.. Photograph by vinoverde on 123RF.
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New England's commercial fishing industry has yet to see any kind of a public announcement regarding who will step up to buy Carlos Rafael's 30 groundfish and scallop vessels or their 43 related permits, but documents --  copies of which were obtained recently by Undercurrent News -- reveal he had a deal lined up almost two weeks ago for nearly a quarter of his fleet [...]

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