Justice Department Digs Into “Competition Concerns” in New England Fishing Industry

https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-fishing-new-england-private-equity-competition

Jennifer Movement News

Responding to a ProPublica-New Bedford Light investigation, federal attorneys have interviewed fishermen’s groups about the growing power that private equity firms and foreign investors wield over the market.

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