New Bedford scalloper grows fleet to six vessels with second acquisition from Blue Harvest
New Bedford Scallop Fisheries' purchase of the 110-foot Blue South leaves Blue Harvest Fisheries with just two remaining scallop vessels
Blue Harvest trawler runs aground off Massachusetts
The estate of the convicted, former US fishing mogul Carlos Rafael was forced to sell off his fleet to several other companies, including Blue Harvest Fisheries, in 2020
Large-scale, closed-pen salmon farmer hires Decker away from Blue Harvest
'Keith has the right resume, experience and New England know-how to move American Aquafarms into the next generation of Maine's maritime traditions' -- Mikael Roenes
Court ruling could clear, hinder Blue Harvest-Quinn vessel deal
In a federal court filing made in early August, attorneys for both complainants and defendants jointly acknowledged that the 'mediation concluded without success'
Blue Harvest, Quinn sue Rafael estate trustee to speed ‘multimillion-dollar’ deal
New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Blue Harvest Fisheries and Quinn Fisheries say an exec charged with managing Carlos Rafael's estate is unlawfully holding up a blockbuster deal
Blocked from fishing, Carlos Rafael looks to real estate
'I ended up with a bucketload of money out of the deal, and instead of having the money in the bank, I’m investing it' -- Carlos Rafael
Lawsuit could make cod even more of a choke species for New England groundfish
'We have empathy for the fishing industry. But if we don’t act now [against Framework 59], we’ll never be able to challenge it' -- Erica Fuller, Conservation Law Foundation
‘Codfather’ gets early release from prison amid COVID-19 concerns
Carlos Rafael has been reassigned to a facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that serves both as a halfway house and a manager of prisoners in home confinement
Blue Harvest rolls out frozen groundfish, scallop line just in advance of Boston show
The products are to be processed in Blue Harvest's newly completed SQF-certified, 160,000 square foot plant on New Bedford’s waterfront
New England’s ‘Codfather’ ‘95%’ out of the commercial fishing business
Among the three vessels that remain in Carlos Rafael's fleet is the Voyager, a 129.5 foot long, 135 net ton herring trawler