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