Why America’s Commercial Fishing Fleet 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.

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