In this interview with seafood buyer John Phinney, he discusses the community of Lubec and his work in the seafood business.

In this interview, fisherman Paul Molyneaux of East Machias, Maine discusses his work in the groundfish fishery from 1978 to 1996.

Interview with William R. Modden, born July 21, 1934 in Bar Harbor, Maine. Modden began fishing commercially in 1952 at the age of 18. He participated in the scallop and groundfish fisheries in Maine and Massachusetts.

Dan Miller was born on January 29, 1949 in Waterville, Maine. He began lobstering at the age of seven and started commercial fishing for groundfish in 1973. At the time of this interview, he resided in Tenants Harbor, Maine.

Interview with Hollis Matthews (born 1925) and Wayne Wilcox (born 1954) of Eastport, ME.
 

Interview with former sardine cannery employee Lynn Bowden. Bowden was born in Eastport, ME on December 20, 1938 and worked as an adolescent at local canning facilities. As a third generation Eastport native, Bowden moved back to Eastport fifteen years prior to the interview after living in Portland, ME for forty eight years. Retired at the time of interview, Bowden mentions her career at Blue Cross Blue Shield and her early involvement with Eastport's canning factories at the age of 15.

Interview with Gary Libby of Port Clyde, ME. Libby was born in Thomaston on April 26, 1958. born in Camden. Lives in Port Clyde, ME. Gary has served on shrimp and groundfish Advisory Panels and on a forage fish group as well. He grew up in Thomaston and started digging clams at 12 years of age. His father purchased a groundfish boat and Gary began to work aboard ship. He has also worked in scallops and aboard trip vessels, dragging for groundfish. He worked on deck for a number of years while fishing with his brother.

William Kirk, born in 1947, lives in Rockland, Maine, and is the first member of his family to work in the fishing industry. He entered the lobstering fishery independently in 1967 to supplement his income from working at a clothing factory in town, and still actively lobsters. Kirk describes a significant increase in the cost of bait and other operating costs since he first started lobstering, lowering his profits despite the rise in prices.

In this interview, Eugene Greenlaw describes his life in Lubec, Maine. Greenlaw's first involvement in commercial fishing was working for a sardine factory in Lubec, which he did for 31 years, becoming the plant manager in 1998. He has fished commercially for lobster since in 1972, and fished scallops, sea urchins and herring at different times throughout his career.

Hugh French grew up and lived most of his life in Eastport, Maine. French was never directly involved in fishing industry, but is currently the Director of the Tides Institute. He describes the local economy's shifts throughout his lifetime, particularly the rise and decline of the sardine industry and increased dependence on lobstering. This interview was completed as part of the University of Maine project, “Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience in Maine Fishing Communities,” funded by Maine Sea Grant (PI: Dr. Teresa Johnson).