WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — April 13, 2017 — A new documentary on the state of the New England cod fishery has its TV premiere tonight on the Discovery Channel at 9:00 PM Eastern. The film, Scared Cod: The Fight For a New England Tradition, was directed and produced by Steve Liss, Andy Laub, and the Boston Globe’s David Abel.
The film is a “feature-length documentary that captures the collapse of the historic cod population in New England, delving into the role of overfishing, the impact of climate change, the effect of government policies on fishermen and the fish, and the prospect of a region built on cod having no cod left to fish.” It features interviews with fishermen, scientists, and federal policymakers.