Ellsworth High School - Maine
Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Russell Boynton | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Russell Boynton, born on June 4, 2005, is a resident of Ellsworth, Maine. He has been involved in worming for nearly 50 years, starting during his high school years in 1957. Russell's interest in worming sparked when he observed people carrying buckets of worms and realized its potential for earning money. Initially balancing worming with college and a grocery store job, Russell soon discovered that worming was more lucrative. He gradually transitioned to full-time worming during summers and part-time while teaching and coaching. |
Jeremy Grant, Hillary Camber | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Scott Fuller | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Scott Fuller, a former lobstering and scallop fisherman, was born in Maine. He embarked on his fishing career in 1983 and continued until 1987. Growing up in a coastal community, Scott developed an affinity for the sea and its unpredictable nature. His choice to become a fisherman was fueled by a desire to embrace the challenges and rewards that came with the occupation. Although not from a family with a fishing background, Scott was introduced to the trade through an in-law who was already involved in the industry. |
Morgan Fuller, Carolyn Frank, Jessica Putnam, Isabel Hopkins, Janeka Haass | Bar Harbor, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Steve Robbins | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Steve Robbins is a seasoned lobsterman hailing from Ellsworth, Maine. Born in May 1945, he has spent most of his life dedicated to the fishing industry, primarily focusing on lobster fishing. At the time of the interview in May 2005, Steve was sixty years old, with over five decades of experience as a lobsterman. |
Caitlin Wood, Lucy Weed-Eaton, Louis Williams | Stonington, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Theodora Beal | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Theodora Beal, affectionately called "Gram," grew up in West Tremont, Maine, in a large family of six brothers and six sisters. Her father was a fisherman, and they lived by the water, surrounded by boats and the fishing industry. |
Evan Beal, Cassandra Engstrom, Deanne Daigle, Zach Cravens | Ellsworth Falls, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Wes Bunker | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Wes Bunker is a part-time lobster fisherman and sea urchin diver in Hancock County, Maine. |
Becca Silsby, Mario Pinaro, Hernan Rave, Ashton Romer | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project |