From humble beginnings, Edwin B. Athearn started Athearn Marine Agency in 1946 using a spare backroom in his home for an office in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Bill Daniels, who grew up on Cape Cod and fished from Provincetown and Chatham, joined Athearn in the late 1960s after a fishing related injury kept him ashore.
Nelson Long, a former banker, opened an office in New Bedford in 1976 that specialized in arranging financing for the fishing industry. As the fishing industry became more complex, financial expertise became a necessary part of the buying and selling of vessels.
The three men joined forces in 1978 with Long and Daniels taking over the business from Athearn in 1978.
In 2003, the well-known marine brokerage was purchased by the TriNav Group of Companies.
The successful business has always specialized in the sale of commercial fishing vessels and related services and in recent years those services have been expanded to include the transfer of state and federal fisheries permits.
The Athearn office is now located at 10 Union Wharf in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Athearn Marine Agency is a business that was built on providing personal and professional brokerage services to the fishing industry. The company is committed to continuing that reliable service.
Dedicated Team
Anna Cardoza joined Athearn in 2004 and was instrumental in moving the Athearn Marine office from Chatham, MA to the current Union Wharf location. John Moran Jr. joined the firm in 2006. John, the son of a fisherman with a background in marketing, was instrumental in a new website design and the placing of permits on the website.
Bill Rocha joined Athearn in 2007. Bill has a background in accounting and a familiarity with the New Bedford/Fairhaven waterfront. Ryan Nolan, a former fisherman from Cape Cod, joined Athearn in 2022.
Now in its 80th year, Athearn Marine Agency’s personal, prompt and reliable service, as well as strong marketing efforts, have enabled it to grow to become an industry leader, providing comprehensive brokerage services to a wide spectrum of clients across the marine sector.
In tandem with its Canadian sister company, TriNav Marine Brokerage, the largest commercial fishing industry brokerage in Atlantic Canada, Athearn offers unprecedented experience and knowledge of the marine industry along the entire coast of Eastern North America.
Widely known as the go-to destination for marine brokerage services on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., Athearn Marine Agency’s growing and diverse customer base benefits from a vast array of industry-specific advertising, promotional, online and social media activities, personal and business contacts and client referrals and feedback.
