Athearn Marine Agency Inc

Name

Athearn Marine Agency Inc

Legal name

Athearn Marine Agency, Inc.

Website

https://athearnmarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Brokerage Services

NAICS

Boat Dealers (441222)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLAHAJAI

Marine Service Provider Coordination (Diving, Inspection, Class/Survey Support)

Transportation & Logistics/Ports, Terminals & Maritime Services/Ship Agency, Husbandry & Port Call Services

Keywords

• Commercial fishing brokerage
• Marine vessel brokerage
• Fishing permit sales
• Scallop quota brokerage
• Permit appraisal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairhaven, Massachusetts

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Boat Brokerage Commissions: Commission-based brokerage fees on the sale of commercial fishing vessels. Featured boats range from $30,000 to $11,957,800 USD.
2. Permit/Quota Brokerage: Commission-based sales of fishing permits and scallop quota allocations across federal and state jurisdictions
3. Permit Valuations/Appraisals: Professional fishing permit appraisal services providing independent third-party valuations for financing, refinancing, insurance purposes, succession planning, and disputes. Includes comprehensive appraisal reports with quota allocation review and market outlook.
4. TriNav Mergers and Acquisitions: Business brokerage services for fishing enterprises through Trinav M&A division

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Athearn Marine Agency, Inc. is a marine brokerage firm that intermediates the purchase and sale of commercial fishing vessels, federal and state fishing permits, and scallop quota allocations on the U.S. East Coast and Atlantic Canada. The firm also provides professional third-party permit valuation and appraisal services for financing, insurance, succession planning, and dispute resolution. Affiliated with the TriNav Group of Companies, it offers access to M&A services for marine enterprises through the TriNav Mergers and Acquisitions division.

Product overview

Athearn Marine Agency, Inc. operates as a traditional marine brokerage firm specializing in commercial fishing vessel sales, fishing permit/quota transactions, and permit appraisal services on the U.S. East Coast and Atlantic Canada. The core offering consists of three interconnected services: commercial fishing vessel brokerage (listing boats ranging from under 31 feet to over 100 feet across types including lobster boats, draggers, scallopers, tuna boats, and crabbers), federal and state permit/quota brokerage (covering lobster, multispecies fish, scallop, swordfish/shark/tuna, and state-specific permits), and professional permit valuations. The company also maintains affiliations with the TriNav Group of Companies, which provides complementary marine services including Ocean Yacht Sales (pleasure boat brokerage), TriNav Marine Design (naval architecture and vessel surveying), TFC Fishery Consulting & Seafood Brokerage (fisheries business consulting and seafood brokerage), Navigator Publishing (industry magazine and publications), Trinav Marine Brokerage Inc., and TriNav Mergers and Acquisitions. This structure positions Athearn Marine Agency as the primary fishing-industry-focused brokerage brand within a broader network of marine industry service companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ocean Yacht Sales: Premier yacht and pleasure boat brokerage serving Atlantic Canada, founded in 1963 and acquired by TriNav Group of Companies in 2017.
• TriNav Marine Design Inc.
• TFC (TriNav Fisheries Consulting)
• Navigator Publishing
• TriNav Marine Brokerage INC.

Products and services

• Commercial Fishing Vessel Brokerage Brokerage service intermediating the sale of commercial fishing vessels including clammers, draggers, gillnetters, lobster boats, longliners, scallopers, shrimpers, tuna boats, charter boats, crabbers, tug boats, and party boats, categorized by length from under 31 feet to over 100 feet and priced from approximately $30,000 to $11,957,800 USD.
• Permit and Quota Brokerage Brokerage service for federal and state fishing permits and quota allocations covering lobster, fish/multispecies, scallop, swordfish/shark/tuna, and state-specific permits across U.S. East Coast and Atlantic Canada regions. State permits range from $7,000 to $319,000 USD, federal fish permits from $8,500 to $450,000, scallop permits from $130,000 to $495,000, and swordfish/shark/tuna permits from $17,500 to $65,000.
• Permit Valuations and Appraisals

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ocean Yacht SalesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Acquired by TriNav Group in 2017. Atlantic Canada's premier yacht and pleasure boat brokerage with listings from 20-feet to 120-feet vessels. Provides individualized assistance in finding vessels for customers.
• TriNav Group of CompaniescoreOthersParent company of Athearn Marine Agency. TriNav is an established consulting firm with offices throughout Atlantic Canada providing services to the marine industry for over 25 years. Includes TriNav Marine Design Inc., Trinav Marine Brokerage INC., TFC (Fishery Consulting & Seafood Brokerage), and Navigator Publishing.
• Navigator PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduces The Navigator Magazine, a monthly magazine serving the fishing and marine industries in Atlantic Canada and the Eastern United States. Features articles, regulatory analysis, boat and license listings, and classified ads targeting the commercial fishing industry.
• TFC (TriNav Fisheries Consulting)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional Atlantic Canadian fisheries and business consulting firm providing services in fisheries & market development, strategic planning, seafood processing operations, fisheries management & policy implementation, and marine resource assessments. Also offers seafood brokerage services.
• Trinav Marine Brokerage Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarine brokerage services under the TriNav Group umbrella, offering boat brokerage alongside Athearn Marine Agency.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Northrop & Johnson: Northrop & Johnson is an international superyacht brokerage offering sales, charter, and management — analogous to Athearn's blend of vessel brokerage and value-added services within the marine ecosystem.
• Boat Trader: Boat Trader is one of the largest online boat marketplaces, providing listing infrastructure broadly comparable to Athearn's website inventory; it represents both a distribution channel and a potential disintermediation threat to traditional brokers.
• YachtWorld: YachtWorld, operated by Boats Group, is the dominant global online yacht listing platform — directly comparable to Athearn's searchable boat inventory and a key digital channel for boat brokerage.
• Fraser Yachts: Fraser Yachts is a global luxury yacht brokerage with M&A and charter services — comparable to Athearn in offering brokerage plus adjacent marine services, but operating at the very-high-end global scale.

Direct peers

• Galati Yacht Sales: Galati Yacht Sales is a multi-location yacht brokerage and new boat dealer with a focus on relationship-driven sales, structurally similar to Athearn's traditional brokerage service model.
• United Yacht Sales: United Yacht Sales operates a franchise-style boat brokerage network with a centralized inventory platform, mirroring Athearn's dealer-broker model and reliance on searchable boat listings.
• Denison Yachting: Denison is a long-established yacht brokerage combining new boat sales and brokerage with a digital listings platform — structurally analogous to Athearn's hybrid brokerage + valuation model.
• POP Yachts: POP Yachts operates a national boat brokerage franchise leveraging digital marketing and central support — comparable to Athearn in business model, though POP focuses on recreational vessels across the U.S.
• HMY Yacht Sales: HMY is one of the largest U.S. yacht brokerage networks with decades of experience in vessel sales, directly comparable to Athearn's commission-based brokerage model — the key difference is yacht/recreational vs. commercial fishing focus.
• Luke Brown Yachts: Luke Brown Yachts is a Florida-based yacht brokerage firm with a similar relationship-driven, broker-team sales model and luxury vessel focus, parallel to Athearn's relationship-centric approach in commercial fishing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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