In his 2021 interview, Kenneth described the fate of the latter. He would invite federal and state officials to go out on fishing trips with him so that they could experience firsthand what local fishermen had to deal with that had a bearing on the economic future of the industry.Īfter years of fishing, Kenneth built a new boat, the Ruthie L, named after his wife, and passed Victory II on to his son Kenneth II. He was a member of a task force that set policy for the federal government’s 200-mile national waters limit, and he worked with state fisheries on the problem of diminishing fish stocks. Ken was a skilled fisherman and a devoted father of three sons, and he was also involved in the ecology and politics of the fishing industry. As his grandfather and father had done, he captained draggers, taking over Victory II from his father. He was known as a “highliner,” a fisherman whose boats produced high yields of fish and thus high profits. Even though the war was over, Kenneth witnessed men lost at sea in rough weather during night training sessions on board ship.Īfter four years in the Navy, Kenneth came home to carry on the family business of fishing. He spent time in Casablanca, a port city in Morocco, the port of Algiers in Mediterranean North Africa, and on the coast of Scotland. Ken trained as an electrical technician and was assigned to an elite antisubmarine squadron in the years following World War II. He longed for the sea it was calling him, he said in the 2021 interview. But after only a year and a half, he had had his fill of college life. When he was nine, he said in a 2021 interview for the Provincetown Portuguese Festival, he “forced” his father to “let me go fishing.” That desire to go to sea dominated his life.Īfter graduating in 1949 from Provincetown High School, where Kenneth’s stated ambition was “to be a millionaire” and where he was voted “Best Dressed Boy,” he went on to Boston University. 9, 1931 in Provincetown and grew up here. The grandson of Joseph Macara, who emigrated from Portugal to Provincetown in 1899 and captained four draggers, including one named Victory, and the son of fisherman Manuel Macara and his wife, Inez, Kenneth was born on Dec. 16, 2023 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. If you choose to do business with this business, please let the business know that you contacted BBB for a BBB Business Profile.Īs a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business.Kenneth Roland Macara of Provincetown and Delray Beach, Fla.
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