THE end of year trade was busy for Portland retailers in the lead up to Christmas with locals and visitors keeping shop staff hard at work.

For family run business Portland Seafoods at the Trawler Wharf on the foreshore, Sunday (the day before Christmas) was the busiest day for the year with many, many people coming through the shop to pick up their Christmas crayfish order, or popping in early to try and get one at the last minute.