NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
| Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Parisi | Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Sebastian Parisi was born in 1940 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Both sides of Parisi's family emigrated from Italy, and many of his ancestors and relatives worked in the fishing industry. He graduated from Gloucester High School, worked as a mechanic for cars and diesel boats. Parisi served as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force from 1960 to 1964. Later, he earned a teacher's certificate and taught at vocational schools for over twenty years. Scope and Content Note |
Molly Graham | Gloucester, MA | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | |
| Al Cottone | Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Al Cottone was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1965. His parents immigrated from Sicily, and his father was a life-long fishermen. Cottone graduated from Gloucester High School in 1983, and has been fishing out of Gloucester ever since. Scope and Content Note |
Molly Graham | Gloucester, MA | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | |
| Vito Giacalone | Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Vito Giacalone was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1959. Vito is a third-generation fisherman in Gloucester, and started in the fishing industry as a youth. In the late 1980's, Giacalone took a break from fishing to work in construction, until he came back to commercial fishing in 2000. He serves as the Policy Director for the Northeast Seafood Coalition and President of the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund. He and his wife Jenny own the fishing vessel Jenny G. and Fishermen's Wharf Gloucester. |
Molly Graham | Gloucester, MA | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment |