December 23, 2013 — The Buyers And Sellers Exchange (BASE), an electronic auctioning company that sells landings at owner Whaling City Seafood Display Auction in New Bedford, Boston’s Whaling City Auction, and Gloucester’s Whaling City Auction, handled 41,900 pounds of fish Thursday.
Top species landed and average prices were:
Ocean perch: 18,700 pounds (91 cents)
Scrod haddock: 6,600 pounds ($2.54)
Medium pollock: 3,400 pounds ($1.74)
Small haddock: 2,800 pounds ($1.73)
Market cod: 2,400 pounds ($3.07)