Dock-u-mentary Film Screening: “Truth: Fishing Crisis or Government Management?”

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will screen the 2009 documentary “Truth: Fishing Crisis or Government Management?” on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m., in the park’s auditorium at 33 William St.

The free 52-minute documentary explores the challenges commercial fishermen have faced since the passage of the 1976 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. It examines the impact of federal regulations, financial pressures, and the risks of working at sea.

Part of the Fishing Heritage Center’s ongoing exhibit, “In History’s Wake,” the screening explores the history and legacy of the 1976 legislation.