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Commercial Fishing Matters

Family-owned, small commercial fishing boats have been a way of life for generations. It's a tough, dangerous job and a way of life that is seriously in danger of disappearing. Whenever a small boat owner decides to stop fishing, there is an economic impact not just to that fisherman and his or her family, but to the community that harbors the boats as well. If small, family-owned commercial fishing boats stop working the water, America loses an important contributor to a healthy food chain. And we become poorer as a result. This video shows you what it's like to be a commercial fisherman fishing for salmon and crabs off the coast of San Francisco

San Franciso is a long way from the Gulf of Mexico but this slickly produced video makes some excellent points about our way of life.

This video was written, produced and directed by Bruce Tokars for:
Commercial Fishermen of America
Institute for Fisheries Resources
Sara Randall - Program Director

 

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