Massachusetts’ kingly state fish continues to have a lasting impression on its constituents, despite overfishing scares over the last few decades.
Codfather's, a new restaurant in Taunton, buys their cod for fish and chips directly from Fall River and New Bedford fishermen.
“It’s close, and it’s fresh,” said head chef and co-owner Dewey Desroisers. “It’s nothing but fresh here.”
Most exclusively, Desroisers said, he purchases his Atlantic cod from Dave’s Fish Market in Fall River.
“The fishermen have been crying, but from what I understand, this year is better than last,” he said.
Desroisers was alluding to many restrictions placed on cod fishermen in New England that limit their cod intake.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, commercial and recreational cod fisheries are managed under the New England Fishery Management Council's Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
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