Inshore Fishing Industry Loses a Steadfast Advocate

Tom Best: December 31, 1945 – March 31, 2020 Tom Best was a tireless advocate for the inshore fishery, which was once the economy driving Newfoundland and Labrador, and one of the best-known inshore fishermen in this province. Before I met Tom, I got to know him from open line radio shows and the Fisherman’s Broadcast. In the 1980s, when the inshore fishery started to decline, Tom like many others, saw the warning signs and the potential demise of the industry that was so important ...