Fishermen Resist as Proposals for Portland, ME Waterfront Projects Mount
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] By Peter McGuire - September 14, 2017
Wary of being squeezed out, more than 90 people sign a petition citing emerging problems and reminding the city of the benefits of the marine economy.
A spurt of hotel, office and shopping developments planned for Portland’s waterfront is rekindling concerns that space for fishermen and other traditional marine businesses is disappearing as Commercial Street becomes a shopping and dining mecca.
Commercial fishermen who have unloaded lobster and groundfish on Portland’s wharves for decades see the changes as the next step in a long process to change the face of the ...
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