Ellsworth High School - Maine
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Fred Hersom | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Fred Hersom is a lobster fisherman who first went out fishing with his father when he was six years old. He discusses the weather, bait, number of traps, sale of lobsters, rules, and regulations, and a typical day in the life of a fisherman. He fishes out of Stonington, Maine, and usually sets out four to five hundred traps. |
Kim Tupper, Kim Crane, Ben Rudolph | Ellsworth Falls, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Bob Hessler | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Bob Hessler is the manager at Maine Shellfish Company, a shellfish wholesale company. His responsibilities are accounting, data processing, and purchaser of lobsters. |
Cassie Cloak, Alisa Gibeault, Sarah Gauvin | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Herbert Hodgkins | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Herb Hodgkins is a renowned figure in the lobster industry, known for his expertise as a lobster fisherman, entrepreneur, and researcher. Born and raised in Hancock, Maine, Herb was exposed to the world of lobster fishing at a young age, accompanying his father on fishing trips. From being a curious helper to occasionally being a little nuisance, Herb developed a deep-rooted connection to the lobster industry. Although Herb didn't pursue lobster fishing as a full-time occupation, he remained closely involved in various other aspects of the industry. |
Devin Pickard, Jonathan DeGiosafatto, Khem Millay, Senait Millay , Yohannes Millay | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Heath and Lee Hudson | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Heath and Lee Hudson are mussel fishermen and entrepreneurs based in Maine. Heath Hudson owns a thirty-three-foot dragger named the Ms. Daisy, which was originally a lobster boat converted into a dragging vessel for mussel harvesting. The Hudsons operate the Frenchmen Bay Mussel Company, which was initially started by Heath's father. After his father retired, Heath purchased his boat and continued the family business. |
Amanda Close, Kellie Gonyea | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Brian Langley | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Brian Langley is a a culinary arts teacher and local restauranteaur. Langley learned the restaurant business from his father and discovered his passion for cooking when he took a culinary program in high school. His seafood-centered restaurant, the Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth, Maine, is based on the lesson that you have to sell what people want to buy, not what you want to sell. Langley serves a variety of fish but the top sellers are salmon, halibut, scallops, shrimp, and clams. |
Matt Homich, Rick Trombley, Zac Lutz, Candice Macbeth | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project |