The failure of harvesters, scientists, managers and the concerned public to prevent groundfish collapse represents a turning point in western North Atlantic fishing history and has been a powerful impetus to examine what we know about our relationship to the underwater world and to each other. The latter part of this century has given us new tools to look at what's happening in the ocean - scuba, submarines, and even satellites.
We also have new tools to fish with.

Through the collapse of the groundfish, we've become painfully aware of the challenges of organizing our political and economic lives such that we can work within this system and maintain its health and productivity for many years to come. At the same time, successes in the lobster fishery point to possibilities that may

These issues are explored in a three-part video series on the fishery crisis produced by the Mainewatch Institute and the Island Institute. Produced by Compass Light Productions, the series looks at the social, economic and ecological aspects of the New England fishery