The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Fri., 4/20 at 7 p.m. at Corson Maritime Learning Center, 33 William Street, New Bedford, with Counting Fish, a film by Don Cuddy. Free, accessible.
Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, and the Working Waterfront Festival.
New England groundfishermen are in trouble. The annual catch limits are now set so low that many boats remain tied to the dock. But controversy abounds. The fishing industry has expressed no confidence in the NOAA trawl survey that provides the raw data for the stock assessment. But counting fish in the ocean is no easy task. While everyone agrees that more and better data is needed NOAA Fisheries says its resources are already overtaxed.
For more information, call the visitor center at 508-996-4095, go to www.nps.gov/nebe
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