Marine Economy
Portland has a substantial fleet of deep-sea fishing vessels which offload their catch primarily at the Portland Fish Exchange. Numerous towns and islands serve as ports for lobster boats. Recreational fishing boats can also be chartered.
Marinas include
- Chebeague Island Boat Yard on Great Chebeague Island;
- Diamond Marine Service Inc. on Great Diamond Island;
- Dolphin Marina and Great Island Boat Yard in Harpswell;
- Handy Boat Service Inc. in Falmouth;
- DiMillo's Old Port Marina, Maine Yacht Center and Portland Yacht Services in Portland;
- Peaks Island Marina on Peaks Island;
- Port Harbor Marina, South Port Marine, Spring Point Marina and Sunset Marina in South Portland;
- Brewer's and Strouts Point Wharf Co. in South Freeport;
- Royal River Boat Yard, Yankee Marina and Boatyard and Yarmouth Boat Yard in Yarmouth.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Bath Iron Works operated a dry dock in Portland Harbor to repair US Navy vessels, but that operation was discontinued.
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