January 11, 2017 — NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center is hosting scalloper Chris Wright Jan. 11 for a talk on the way of life as a scallop fisherman in the 21st century.
Wright is part of four generations of fishermen, with his father, grandfather, two brothers and two sons all making a living from the sea.
The talk, starting at 7 p.m., is part of the “A Day in the Life” speaker series at the heritage center.
Wright dates his fishing career back to the age of 12, when he missed a week’s worth of Little League to work on his first fishing trip.