How foreign private equity hooked New England’s fishing industry
Lax antitrust rules, cost shifting made billionaire Dutch family dominant force in New Bedford port
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BEFORE DAWN, Jerry Leeman churned through inky black waters, clutching the wheel of the fishing vessel Harmony. The 85-foot trawler, deep green and speckled with rust, was returning from a grueling fishing trip deep into the Atlantic swells. Leeman and his crew of four had worked 10 consecutive days, 20 hours a day, to haul(...)