Dave Casoni has been a lobsterman for 40 years. He discusses how the industry has changed and about his life as a lobsterman.

Mr. Lowell talks about his experience as a recreational shellfisherman and diver.

Paul Swain comes from a fishing family. He fished for a time when he came out of the service in 1956. He became a sampler for the Port of New Bedford, eventually becoming the State Supervisor for all the ports in Massachusetts. He tells of his time fishing and about life on the waterfront.

Paul Costa recounts his short lived career as a recreational fisherman.

Mr. Najjar grew up in Nantucket and New Bedford. He tells stories of fishing off Sconset Beach in Nantucket and of his Cape Verdean family heritage.

Len Tchorz was a fisherman for thirty-five years, worked for the Steamship Authority, and worked on a tug boat. He tells how he began in the industry and nicknames of those men who worked on the waterfront. He tells about his second trip which ended when his fishing vessel ran into an ocean liner in the fog.

Mr. Dubowik is a third generation fisherman from New Bedford. He tells a bit about his time as a fisherman, how he came to be a fisherman, and a close call at sea.

Thomas O'Shaughnessy recounts the time he drift dived off Molokini in Hawaii.

James Tomasia was born in the Azores and immigrated to the United States when he was a boy. He talks about his life growing up, how he became a lumper, what a lumper does, and about the changes he has seen.

Jimmy Dwyer has been a lumper in New Bedford since 1960. He talks about his work as a lumper, his connection with a vessel lost at sea, his very short fishing career, and the nicknames of those on the New Bedford waterfront.