Some South Portland officials are calling for upgrades to the Portland Street Pier.
Rick Roberts of Scarborough has been lobstering from the Portland Street Pier for 35 years and said that he hopes some improvements can be made.
Lobster traps sit on the Portland Street Pier, a city-owned pier that is one of the waterfront piers the city of South Portland is taking steps to revitalize.
South Portland City Councilor Claude Morgan, who lives near the pier, says, “We think there’s immediate demand for this kind of support for aquaculture in Maine."
The Portland Street Pier looks out across Casco Bay to the Portland waterfront.
Mussel harvester Tim Cole offloads a bin containing 100 pounds of mussels on Thursday at Handy Boat in Falmouth. Peter Stocks, who owns the operation, is one of several South Portland officials who want their city to upgrade the Portland Street Pier to support growing demand for similar aquaculture enterprises.
Tim Cole drags a bin containing 100 pounds of mussels up a ramp at Handy Boat in Falmouth.
Some South Portland officials want the city to upgrade the pier to support growing demand for aquaculture enterprises.
Mussel harvester P.J. Moon shovels mussels into a "de-clumper" in the stern of the K-Lynda.
The Portland Street Pier in South Portland is quiet on a January day as the Casco Bay ferry passes by.
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