River capital Book

Dillon's book reads like Perfect Storm coupled with a particularly scintillating episode of Law and Order. He artfully describes the dangers of commercial fishing in its more lawless 1980s era, the mysterious sinking of two ships, and the journey of countless people to make the seas safer for the people who fish them. Dillon makes riveting the intricacies of Coast Guard trials and congressional hearings and at various points in the book. There are so many people and interests at play here that it was hard for me to discern the protagonist, which made it an exceptionally interesting read.

I would encourage readers to read a more modern account after this one (I read Time Bandit, you could consider just watching Deadliest Catch, too) - to see the importance, impact, and eventual adoption of the regulation described in this book. The journey Dillon describes here completely sets up modern commercial fishing.