With about 20 years of experience on the seas, Crista Bank has worked in academia as a fisheries biologist, conducted research with commercial fishermen, earned her 100-ton U.S. Coast Guard captain’s license, journeyed across the globe aboard traditional sailing vessels and taught marine science in New England, Southern California and the Florida Keys.

Blue Harvest Fisheries has finalized its acquisition of 12 groundfish vessels and 27 related permits from Carlos Rafael, but not without a few surprises. The company won't be paying the originally agreed upon $19.3 million, and the boats are being moved into a different New England groundfish sector, Undercurrent News has learned.