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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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Matt Sybert F/V Big G, Seabrook, NH. New England Young Fishermen's Alliance photo.

Cultivating Tomorrow's Fisherman Across New England

Fishing boats tied up in Maine's Perkins Cove. Elena Elisseeva/Shutterstock photo

Hung up: Ball player gets out of a jam

Jerry Fraser bought the 37-foot Jonesport-style lobster boat Hard Times in 1981 and rerigged her for dragging.

Dock price: The cost of cutting access to healthy fisheries

A FlightAware screenshot shows global air traffic over the United States at 7:30 a.m. EST. It will fill out over the western states as the day unfolds.

Don’t look up: 30x30 dusts off an old scapegoat

Massachusetts lobstermen. Doug Stewart photo.

Lobstering laws: Will the whales win?

University of Washington professor Ray Hilborn and other marine scientists have found thst predictions of global fisheries collapse have been far overstated.

Ray Hilborn is optimistic fishery management can work

Time never was on our side

National Fisherman Publisher Jerry Fraser is retiring after more than 20 years with the publication.

Next stop, dandelion fleet!

America's Finest under construction

Where is King Solomon when you need him?

This map reportedly shows total fishing traffic across the world's oceans as detected by satellite, which has been extrapolated as fishing effort. Global Fishing Watch image.

AIS tracks fishing boats, not fishing effort