The Doryman’s Reflection: A Fisherman’s Life

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Fishermen exist as relics, the last hunter-gatherers among us. Their boats, crammed with ropes and nets, carry the mystique of a near-forgotten world ruled by the elements. That is the story of Bernard Raynes, one in every of Maine’s last independent commercial fishermen. The Writer, now an accomplished author, was once once Raynes’s apprentice — then a young man with out a experience who came to Maine with a dream of working on a boat. In the early 1980s, these two men shared one of the vital fishing industry’s best years. But their world changed. Writer Paul Molyneaux discusses the factors — personal and political, environmental and economic — that led to the decline of New England fishing. At the same time as Raynes still hangs on, thanks to a philosophy of hard work, consolidation leaves few choices for young fishermen. For over three centuries, Raynes’s ancestors invested their futures in the lives of fish. They learned to think like fish. Few these days could match his skills, but they do not have to. Technology has edged Raynes out, and his fishing legacy will sadly die with him.
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