NOAA Preserve America Initiative
Interviewee | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Darrell Young | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
In this interview, alewife fisherman Darrell Young describes the Maine alewife fishery and some of the environmental challenges that this anadromous species faces. |
Julia Beaty | Franklin, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Sarah Garcia | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Kenneth Walker | Gloucester, MA | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
William Needelman | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Kristen Grant | Portland, ME | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
William Milliken | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Elver harvester William Milliken of Maine describes in this interview the process of fishing for elvers using dip and fyke nets. Having been active in the fishery since 1992, Milliken offers perspectives on ASMFC management and current threats to the elver population. |
Julia Beaty | Jonesport, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Hugh Akagi | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Hugh Akagi is the chief of the Passamaquoddy on the Canadian side of the border. He lives in Canada and is deeply connected to his family and relatives on the reserve. Akagi is committed to preserving cultural heritage and advocating for the rights of Indigenous fishers. He has a background in fisheries research and has participated in Species at Risk talks and aboriginal advisory committees, demonstrating his dedication to protecting the natural environment and its species. |
Julia Beaty | Pleasant Point, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Brian Altvater | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Brian Altvater, Sr. is the chair of the Schoodic River Keepers. He played a key role in establishing the committee to restore the St. Croix River. Altvater is proud that the committee is grassroots and non-politically motivated despite being involved in political matters due to the involvement of different countries, the Tribe, the state of Maine, and the International Joint Commission. He was particularly upset about the denial of ancestral habitat to alewives above the Grand Falls dam, which prevented them from spawning and breeding for 22 years. |
Julia Beaty | Pleasant Point, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Ed Bassett | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Ed Bassett describes in this interview the importance of alewives to the Passamaquoddy tribe in Downeast Maine. The interview contains his recollections of how the marine ecosystem appeared to prior generations and the challenges facing alewives right now. |
Julia Beaty | Perry, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Jake Southerland | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Jake Southerland is an alewife harvester in Orland, ME. In this interview, he describes the process of catching alewives, the differences between alewives and blueback herring, and the importance of the fishery to the lobster industry. |
Julia Beaty | Orland, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Charlie Albertson | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
Charlie Albertson, born in 1932, is a former North Carolina Senator from Beaulaville, North Carolina. He grew up on a farm in Eastern Duplin County during the Great Depression, where he learned farming chores and purchased his first guitar at the age of 11. His interest in public service was influenced by his father's involvement in the community, serving on the School Board in Duplin County. |
Barbara Garrity-Blake | Beaulaville, NC | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Larry Collins | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Carrie Pomeroy | San Francisco, CA | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative |