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Commercial Fisheries News 
Volume 34 Number 6
February 2007

Molly Benjamin

After hearing of her terminal cancer diagnosis, more than 300 people crowded into the VFW Hall in Provincetown on Dec. 8 to pitch in toward staggering medical expenses but really to say goodbye to fisheries writer, fisherman, shellfish aquaculturist, sports lover, handyman, gardener, and all-around great friend Molly Benjamin.

Just five days later on Dec. 13, Benjamin, or Benjy as most people knew her, died at her home in Wellfleet. She was 60.

With her eye patch, sinewy body, deep sun-lined face, husky laugh, and gravely voice, Benjy was one of a kind. She didn’t shy away from admitting that she lost her eye by walking into a gaff and she never hesitated to tell people exactly what she thought.

Benjy often wrote about the ridiculousness of fisheries management. She never could figure out why it had all gotten so complicated and referred to managers – even those she got along well with – as “fishcrats.”

She was a long-time outdoor columnist for the Cape Cod Times and contributed to fishing publications in the region over the years, including Commercial Fisheries News.

Benjy was known as a huge Red Sox fan, but she was really a huge fan of life. She loved people, was at ease with just about everyone she met, and rarely passed up a chance to share a story and a laugh. She will be sorely missed.


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