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Captain Butch Harris

Born and raised in Eastport, Captain Butch Harris has been a seafaring man all his life as a fisherman, boat builder, and boat captain. Butch has fished for lobsters, scallops, and urchins, has worked in the farmed salmon business, and has been taking fishing parties out to sea for decades. During the summer, he captains nature cruises on the Pier Pressure, a classic lobster boat. He also captains his whale-watching boat and dinner cruises.