NOAA Preserve America Initiative
Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Lewis Lawrence | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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David Caruso | Saluda, VA | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Lindsay Layland | Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Lindsay Layland is a commercial fisher based in Dillingham, Alaska, and also works as the Deputy Director at United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB). |
Anna Lavoie, Jean Lee | Dillingham, AK | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Peter Katich | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Shelly Leavens | Gig Harbor, WA | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Randy Bushey | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Randy Bushey, an elver buyer and fisherman, describes his role in the industry and the politics of elver fishing in Downeast Maine. The interview includes opinions on federal regulations, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and eel behavior and biology. Bushey discusses his attempts to import eels from Caribbean island nations. |
Julia Beaty | Steuben, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Rhonda Wayner | Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Rhonda discusses her history in the fishery, environmental changes she's witnessed, as well as family bonds that are created through fishing. This interview is part of the Alaska Native Fisherwomen of Bristol Bay oral history project, a partnership between NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center and Bristol Bay Native Association. |
Kim Sparks | Naknek, AK | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Rhonda Wayner, Harmony Wayner and Betty Bonin | Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Betty Bonin (grandmother), Rhonda Wayner (mother) and Harmony Wayner (daughter) represent three generations of Alaska Native fisherwomen in Naknek, Alaska. In this interview, these ladies discuss their family heritage of having strong, female fishers in the family, the physical nature of fishing, and family roles in the fishery. Rhonda participated in a follow-up phone interview where she further discusses her history in the fishery, environmental changes she's witnessed, as well as family bonds that are created through fishing. |
Kim Sparks , Kitty Sopow | Naknek, AK | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Rick Welch | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
In this interview, alewife harvester Rick Welch reflects on the Downeast Maine alewife fishery. The interview contains his thoughts on the effects of dams, the desirability of alewives as lobster bait and the difference between alewives and blueback herring. |
Julia Beaty | Ellsworth, 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 | |
Sherrie Miller | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Anna Hamilton | Panacea, FL | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative | |
Shey Conover | Voices from the Working Waterfront Oral History Project |
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Julia Beaty | Rockland, ME | National Working Waterfront Network, National Sea Grant Law Center, NOAA Office of Coastal Management, Maine Sea Grant College Program, NOAA Preserve America Initiative |