Squid, squid and more squid. Today in Nantucket Sound approximately 20 boats are fishing and wishing for squid. The Richard & Arnold is doing its share. I find it amazing that one old man can keep up with boats that have crewmen 20 years younger than Dave. Back in the 1970's and 80's there were hundreds of boat all vying for the product. Today our fleets are so diminished that on most days there is not a boat to be seen on the horizon. The sad fact is that we were better off when we had many small boats instead of a few larger ones. America imports over 85 % of its fish and now we are selling our 'catch shares' to the highest bidder. Most likely our resource of fresh fish will be owned by Walmart or investors from China. Dave remains fishing because he feels that no one, not even our government should be allowed to force us out of business. The sad fact is that the younger generation of fishermen who have been given all the allocation - will never know what freedom is. They will never be able to fish when and where they want. They will always have to answer to the government, where we as the senior generation of fishermen had incentive, camaraderie and answered to a higher power.  Yes, the boat is like a new vessel, handles beautifully, feels strong, but the fishery is ghoulish, lacks ingenuity and is stifling from overbearing government regulation. The catch share system was designed to fail and in its wake will remove hundreds of small fishing businesses. It seems to be working. The men who made the sacrifices in the name of sustainability have been pushed aside by a generation who doesn't have a clue what it was like to compete for the fish, who shared a common bond, who knew true freedom.