The American Heritage docks for unloading at the Portland Fish Exchange on Merchant Wharf on Wednesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Fisherman Tim Brown waits on the staff from the Portland Fish Exchange as the Theresa & Allyson docks Wednesday to unload its catch in Portland. New federal limits on the cod fishery have some fishermen feeling targeted while lobstermen are unaffected.
Nathan Grover sorts catch from the Theresa Allyson fishing vessel at the Portland Fish Exchange on Wednesday. Allyson Jordan, who runs theTheresa Allyson, said new federal regulations on incidental cod catch will make it difficult to fish for other groundfish, like haddock, which swim in the same areas. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Pete Small, center, Nathan Grover, left, and Jim Hancock, right, sort catch from the American Heritage fishing vessel at the Portland Fish Exchange on Wednesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Codfish from the American Heritage fishing vessel at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, on Wednesday, Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Large cod are sorted into bins, and weighed before being packed at the Portland Fish Exchange on Wednesday. New federal regulation on cod prevents 'incidental' cod catch from exceeding 200 pounds. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Pete Small watches as catch, including codfish, from the American Heritage fishing vessel are moved to the Portland Fish Exchange for sorting on Wednesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Chris Lyon during a short break between sorting catch from the American Heritage, which according to packers at the Portland Fish Exchange, brought in close to 2,000 pounds of Cod on Wednesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
A foggy Wednesday morning off Merchants Wharf and the Portland Fish Exchange on Wednesday. New federal regulation that will go into effect on Thursday will prevent fishermen from bringing in more than 200 pounds of Cod. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
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