March 15, 2018 — The Dock-U-Mentaries film series continues with “A Fish Story” on Friday at 7 p.m. This film is part of a series of programs focused on Women in the Industry in celebration of Women’s History month.
All programs are open to the public and presented free of charge.
“A Fish Story” is the tale of two women who lead their communities in a battle for control of the ocean. Angela Sanfilippo of Gloucester and Shareen Davis of Chatham were born into fishing families and married men who continue to make a living from the sea.
Fishing defines who they are and has sustained their communities for generations. But their way of life is threatened when a powerful coalition of national environmental groups file a lawsuit that could put hundreds of fishermen out of business. Three hundred years of fishing tradition and the health of the ocean hangs in the balance.
In the 1970s, enormous international fishing fleets decimated the waters off New England leaving local fishermen struggling to survive in the wake of this environmental disaster. Decades later, New England fishermen and environmentalist remain locked in an intense battle over the current health and future management of the ocean.
Sanfilippo and Davis find themselves at the center of this political storm as they struggle to save both fish and fishermen. Delving into the behind-the-scenes world of politicians, environmentalists, journalists, and fishermen, “A Fish Story” confronts the hard choices faced when human needs and those of the environment collide, a press release about the screening states.
Read the full story at the New Bedford Standard-Times