A. L. "Unk" Quick has been an oysterman all of his life. Originally from Wewahitchka, Florida, his family moved to Eastpoint in 1949, when Unk was just nine years old. He quit school at the age of sixteen and started oystering the very next day. In 1964 he proposed to his wife, Gloria, and she started shucking oysters right away. They have worked together ever since. He catches, she shucks. Some days, they'll go out on the bay together. He catches, she culls. In the off-season they pick up odd jobs and do yard work. Whatever they're doing, they make a good team. And they know the area inside and out. Unk can speak volumes about the bay and the bounty it holds. But he fears that soon there will be no more oysters. He believes that the bay is being overfished and folks aren't taking care of it like they should. Years past retirement, Unk and Gloria don't intend to quit working any time soon. The bay is all they know.

Scope and Content Note
A.L. Quick, an oysterman from Eastpoint, Florida, discusses various aspects of oystering in the interview. He talks about the regulations and restrictions imposed by the Department of Natural Resources, expressing confusion about their logic. He also mentions the consequences of oystering in polluted waters, including having to throw back the entire catch. Quick shares a personal experience of his boat being stolen and damaged. He discusses the costs of docking boats and the challenges of navigating shallow waters. The interview touches on superstitions among oystermen and concludes with A.L. Quick expressing concern about the declining oyster population and the future of oystering in the area.