Blue Harvest CEO Decker: PE-backed firm not the catch-share ‘boogeyman’
'Our goal is to build markets for the fish and to focus on the underutilized species that are not being landed in the greater New England area...' -- Keith Decker, Blue Harvest
Blue Harvest still waiting for NOAA approval to acquire Rafael vessels
CEO Keith Decker believes it is the last thing needed to complete the deal
Blue Harvest CEO expects 15 Rafael vessel deal to close within weeks
'At this time, no, I don’t see any further impediments to closing the transaction' -- Blue Harvest Fisheries CEO Keith Decker
Ugly fight over Rafael vessels divided New England sector, led to board overhaul
The nasty battle over who will acquire most of Carlos Rafael's groundfish vessels appears over, but not before it led to the overhaul of one of New England's fishing sector boards
Canastras: Backers for Rafael vessels withdrew after Blue Harvest lawsuit
'It was not BASE’s intention to acquire and own these permits and vessels for BASE’s long-term ownership'
Blue Harvest CEO: ‘Frustrating’ that deal for Rafael vessels can be negated
'We spent a significant amount of time, six months ... negotiating this, working with NOAA to gain approval to purchase' Rafael’s vessels -- Blue Harvest CEO Keith Decker
NOAA agent: More rules around vertical integration might foil next ‘Codfather’
'This is not a slam against vertically integrated companies, but Carlos was able to do what he did because he owned the boats and he owned the business' -- Troy Audyatis
Blue Harvest inks deal to acquire 35 Rafael groundfish vessels for $25m
Other groundfish harvesters in the sector where Carlos Rafael's fleet worked have until roughly Christmas Day to make any competing bids
NOAA official on vetting possible Rafael vessel buyers: Few are ‘absolutely clean’
'The shorter answer is we'll know it when we see it' -- Charles Green, NOAA's acting chief of enforcement
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