[C. Edmund Wright]

McCaffitty is simply trying to make a living without placing himself in neeedless peril. Something these 4th and 5th generation Tar Heels do to survive.

Let me ask you this, and I am NOT being snarky - I am being serious: Could it be that the 5th generation of this industry needs to understand the reality of the times? Most industries do not last 4 or 5 generations without radical change. Could it be that commercial fishing old school is the buggy whip industry trying to defy the reality of change?

[Capt. Tom]

Could it be that commercial fishing old school is the buggy whip industry trying to defy the reality of change?

There is not much of a market for buggy whips, but people want to be able to buy "ocean" caught fish to eat. - tom

[bksanders]

Yes CEW, I suppose we could simply "farm" the industry off shore and eat our hormonally infested environmentally correct allotment and watch our blood count dive to Asian levels.
Progress for the sake of the name is insanity.
You can't buy a damn two by four these days because of the "evolution" of that industry.
My dog can die because of the "evolution" of the pet food industry.
My appliances last one day out of warranty because of the "evolution";
My house is built like $hit because of the "evolution" of… ad nauseum

Some things are better left alone.