Eric Hesse is the captain and owner of the fishing vessel Tenacious II home ported in Harwichport. He started fishing commercially in 1984 and currently catches cod and haddock in the spring, winter and fall, and bluefin tuna in the summer. Eric serves as a member of the board of directors of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Bates College and a M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from UMass Amherst. Eric and his wife Lee Ann have two sons.