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In New England, climate change is moving fast. The fishing industry is not

In New England, climate change is moving fast. The fishing industry is not

7 min

The seafood industry in New England generates more than $20 billion in sales each year and employs more than a quarter million people...but it isn't moving fast enough to meet the challenges of climate change.

The seafood industry in New England generates more than $20 billion in sales each year and employs more than a quarter million people. But WBUR’s climate and environment correspondent Barbara Moran found it’s not moving fast enough to meet the challenges of climate change, and a new Trump presidency could make things more complicated. This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center's StoryReach U.S. Fellowship with additional reporting from Columbia University’s Duh Linh Tu. Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.