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Canastras close to deal for Blue Harvest’s groundfish vessels, permits

Assuming their financials pass muster, the family that started the 29-year-old New Bedford seafood auction looks poised to become one of the most powerful in the New England groundfish sector

By Jason Huffman and Tom Seaman | Nov. 7, 2023 20:45 GMT
Cassie Canastra at the Buyers and Sellers Exchange in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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The Canastras of New Bedford, Massachusetts, are on the verge of securing the US groundfish vessels and permits previously owned by troubled Blue Harvest Fisheries, having submitted the high bid in the bankruptcy auction held Monday (Nov. 6), Undercurrent News has learned. [...]

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