Angela Sanfilippo

Location of Interview
Collection Name

Sector Management in New England

Description

This project documents fishery management related changes in individuals, households, and communities in New England.

Interviewer
Affiliation
Date of Interview
10-16-2012
Transcribers

Matthew Schult

Biographical Sketch

Angela Sanfilippo, 62, lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts and serves as the President of Gloucester's Fishermen's Wives. Her husband was a commercial fisherman who lost his boat due to a fire and now works for on a charter boat because they knew it'd be too risky to re-invest in fishing; she does have a brother and other family members that are involved in sectors. Mrs. Sanfilippo works very hard to assist with commercial fisheries, whether through helping fishermen gain health insurance or by working in the permit bank. She has seen regulation alter relationships among fishermen and income to the community as a whole. She feels that regulation has created a great deal of uncertainty and stress for fishermen. She does not see many young people getting into fishing and is working on getting funding to aid in new fishermen training. Mrs. Sanfillippo is saddened by the idea that individuals own a natural resource, the last natural source of protein, and the possibility that the ownership of that resource could be revoked at any moment. She has hope that this regulation will eventually lead to some positive consequence in the future.


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