Episode Appearances
Outside/In · Mar 11, 2026
Catching the Codfather
“New Bedford congressman who championed the Magnuson Act to protect American fisheries from foreign competition in the 1970s”
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management ActNew Bedford fishing industry history and Portuguese immigrationBlack-market seafood trade and regulatory evasion
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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio · Feb 17, 2026
Catching the Codfather Part 1: Red Lobster
“U.S. Congressman from New Bedford who championed the Magnuson Act and the 200-mile fishing limit legislation in 1976”
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (1976)Commercial fishing regulation and quota systemsBlack market seafood operations and enforcement
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