Boston’s Last Fishing Pier

A group of students from the School of Journalism spent their semester learning about and researching water in our very own city of Boston. They completed six individual projects, coming together to form The City of Water, which discusses everything from the issues with water infrastructure and who it hurts, to marine life and how it is affected by pollution, to the Boston Harbor’s history, hidden below the surface. A group of fishermen chatting after their work is done. The community of fishermen is strong as they unite in their common struggles.

Students Hyae In Park, Alex Poniatowski, Meryl Prendergast, and Calli Remillard were able to speak to members of Boston’s fishing community about the changes that they have been seeing in the Seaport and the fishing market over the last three decades. Their photographs capture the life of the Seaport as well as the people whose lives are intertwined with the Seaport. Check out the full project here.