BREWSTER —They’re dinosaurs – but not yet extinct.
Small fishing boats are sailing into the sunset, at least if the federal government has its way.
The 80-year-old Richard and Arnold of Provincetown is one of just 12 eastern-rigged fishing boats left along the U.S. coast and Judy Dutra’s husband, David, has skippered it for 30 years. During that time they’ve seen their compatriots vanish like shadows at dusk. She’s now the author and self-publisher of “Nautical Twilight.”
The book, published this year and available in bookstores, chronicles the changes in fishing, from the freedom of the open sea to endless rules and regulations.
“I was so angry and frustrated by the federal government and what was happening to my husband, we couldn’t keep up with the changes,” Dutra lamented. “I felt there was nothing we could do. I was like a voice in the wilderness. It was the only way I could fight what was going on.”
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