Smith, Dan, 2015-2016

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A Mess of Feesh. Smith's abstract: "Since before there was a North Carolina, generations have lived off the waters of the Core Sound. Their way of life, their love of the water, their determination to survive, their culture, language and cuisine has fed the spirit and body of the state from one generation to the next. Now, awash in globalized seafood, amidst shifting political and economic landscapes, fishermen with one foot in the past are charting a new course for their future, steeped in tradition while looking far ahead, certain that they will make it Big.

For more than 15 months, MFAEDA Masters Candidate Dan Smith has followed the story of Eddie Willis, his wife Alison, their three year old daughter, Maggie and the dozens of family, friends and employees who work with them. Eddie, a fourth generation Harkers Island fisherman and Alison, currently appointed to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission, are leading the effort to change the business model of how fishermen in North Carolina process and sell their catch, employing traditional fishing methods that have been passed down for generations amongst fishermen along the Core Sound. During this time, they have been embroiled in an ongoing political battle between the recreational and commercial fishing industries over the size of and science behind North Carolina's population of Southern Flounder. All the while, Maggie makes a playground of her parents' fish market and community sponsored fishery, which her father already envisions her inheriting, as soon as she is old enough to run a boat of her own.

For more information and recent updates, visit: http://heydansmith.com/feesh"

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