Catching The Codfather | 4. Mosquitos on the Balls of an Elephant

About this episode

The episode discusses how Carlos Rafael exploits a new regulatory system intended to end overfishing, leading to increased power and resentment among fishermen.

A new regulatory system is meant to end overfishing, but Carlos Rafael exploits it to accumulate even more boats and power – drawing resentment from other fishermen, and attention from the feds. Major sponsorship for "Catching The Codfather" is provided by Roger’s Fish Co. --------------------------- Credits: Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss Story Editor: Lacy Roberts Editorial Advisor: Jenifer McKim Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard Intern: Fiona Boyd Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss Graphic Design: Bill Miller

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Coss, Devin Maverick Robins, Isabel Hibbard, Lacy Roberts, Jenifer McKim, Ryan Alderman, Fiona Boyd

Topics covered

• overfishing
• regulatory systems
• fishing industry
• Carlos Rafael
• federal attention
• fishermen resentment

Keywords

• overfishing
• Carlos Rafael
• fishing boats
• regulatory system
• fishermen
• federal investigation
• sponsorship

Sponsors

Roger’s Fish Co.

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GBH News

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