Ellsworth High School - Maine
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Michael Rioux | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Michael Rioux is retired scallop and urchin diver and lobsterman. He lives in Surry, Maine, and worked out of Blue Hill Bay and Stonington, Maine. Rioux started in the fishing industry by driving a dive boat for other divers before getting into scallop and urchin markets, and then lobstering. He fished in various areas, ranging from Milbridge to Vinalhaven, North Haven, Isle Au Haute, and Swan’s Island. |
Julie Whitcomb, Tiara Woods, Erik Korver | Surry, 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 | |
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 | |
John Crossman | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
John Crossman has been a lobster fisherman for 23 years, starting in Frenchboro, an island off the coast. John learned fishing from his father. He currently fishes off Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, but keeps his fishing spots secret. |
Tom Crossman, Aaron Burton, Donald Awalt | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
David Sargent | Ellsworth High School - Maine |
David Sargent is a lobster fisherman, clam digger, and sea urchin and scallop diver. Sargent's boat is 22 feet long, and he has 275 traps. He has one additional person who helps with tasks like filling bait bags and cleaning traps. He primarily uses herring and hide as bait, which can be challenging to obtain at certain times of the year. |
Kristin Wing, Elizabeth Miller, Danielle Werner | Ellsworth, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project |