Rockland:
The city took over the struggling
commercial fish pier in 2001 as tourism-related
businesses take over the waterfront.
Portland:
Severe catch limits could force the
closure of the state-of-the-art fish exchange,
which handles 90% of the state's groundfish.
Kennebunkport:
None of the 10 groundfishing
boats based here in 1978 is still fishing.
Gloucester:
Groundfish boats have declined
from about 362 in 1981 to some 100 today.
Boston:
Fish landings have fallen by more than
two-thirds since 1981.
New Bedford:
95 boats, with a total crew of
448, stopped fishing between 1994 and 2000.
Georges Bank:
By 1994, fishermen were
catching 70% of the cod and other groundfish
each year, devastating one of the world's great
fishing grounds.
Scotian Shelf:
In the 1850s, the average size
cod was 20 pounds. Now, it's 6.5 pounds.
