Trawl nets being stretched and mended in the ‘Net-Yard’ - located adjacent to the Fish Exchange
The F/V Aaron Melissa preparing to offload fresh, Gulf of Maine groundfish at Pier #1 of the Exchange
Baskets of groundfish coming from the hold into the unloading hopper
The Exchange staff verifies individual fish for accurate culling weight using electronic scales
The Exchange staff sorts groundfish by species and cull
The scale master scans, weighs and bar-codes each individual container of groundfish
Containers of groundfish are stacked & iced onto pallets in the backfield and tagged with the bar coded label
Completed ‘lots’ of groundfish are arranged & displayed in the Exchange’s temperature controlled cooler for inspection by registered buyers
The Exchange has one of the largest refrigerated spaces in the State!
Buyers and sellers are seated at the Exchanges auction room computers preparing for the Internet Auction
The Exchange provides after-auction reprocessing services for our buyer clients to expedite shipments to larger metropolitan cities
Exchange staff ‘steaking’ large pollock for boxing and shipment to the New Fulton Market in New York
The Exchange expedites loading buyers and LTL carriers using our fleet of forklifts and powered pallet jacks
The Exchange not only handles just groundfish – but can accommodate large trips of pelagic species – like tuna & swordfish and provides space to unload herring and menhaden harvesting vessels
May 13, 2012
From The Northern Shrimp Advisory Council
The location of the May 17 Northern Shrimp Advisory Council meeting has been changed to the Yarmouth Log Cabin, 196 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME, 1 pm - 4 pm (NOT the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal in Portland).
The time of the May 24 Northern Shrimp Section meeting has been changed to 1 pm - 4 pm (NOT 10am-3pm). The location of the May 24 meeting is the Vermont Room, Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St, Portland ME.
For more information about these two meetings, visit http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/shrimp/meetings5-12.htm or contact Mike Waine at ASMFC or Terry Stockwell at DMR. Both meetings are open to the public.
| Auction Hails | ||
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Sun |
May 20 | 46,500 |
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Mon |
May 21 | 0 |
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Tue |
May 22 | 0 |
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Wed |
May 23 | 0 |
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Thu |
May 24 | 0 |
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Daily |
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| Sun | May 13 | |
| Mon | No Auction | |
| Tue | May 15 | |
| Wed | May 16 | |
| Thu | No Auction | |
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| May 11 - 17, 2012 | ||