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Jerry Fraser

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Jerry Fraser is a retired commercial fisherman, journalist, the former editor and publisher of National Fisherman, as well as a 2020 NF Highliner award winner.

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The Boston Globe reported in April that in Gloucester, Mass., an estimated six fishermen have overdosed at the docks in the last three years. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr.
Gloucester harbor. Doug Kerr photo.

Drugs on deck in New England

Doug Dixon, general manager of Seattle
Doug Dixon, general manager of Seattle

Rally shows renewed opposition to Pebble Mine development

Lobster pots and buoys in Rockport, Mass., 1973. U.S. National Archives photo by Deborah Parks.
Lobster pots and buoys in Rockport, Mass., 1973. U.S. National Archives photo by Deborah Parks.

Big lobster is watching

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