On April 6, 2011, Georgen Charnes and Nantucket Lighthouse Middle School students Katie Ponce and Evelyn Hudson interviewed Carl H. Sjolund at his home in Nantucket. Sjolund, a 15th-generation Nantucketer with Norwegian paternal roots, is a seasoned commercial and bay scalloper who has worked extensively in fisheries from Alaska to New England. In the interview, Sjolund reflects on his lifelong experiences in the fishing industry, including distinctions between bay and sea scalloping, and changes in fishing practices due to regulations and technological advances.

On April 7, 2011, Georgen Charnes, Michael Proch, and Ty Fleishut interviewed Henry Wasierski at his home in Nantucket for NOAA’s Voices from the Fisheries project. Wasierski, born on Nantucket Island in 1935, is a retired commercial fisherman with decades of experience in fishing and maritime trades. He grew up in Nantucket and Falmouth, later working in commercial fishing while also maintaining a career in plumbing. Wasierski discusses his early experiences in the fishing industry, beginning with commercial quahogging and bay scalloping in Falmouth in the early 1960s.

Jack Dooley is a very experienced fisherman and scalloper; he grew on Nantucket and has captained many boats.

It may seem strange to you people, but when I say rarely went to the mainland, we had students in school who were in the graduating class who had never left the island.  That was a big experience for them. 

Oscar Harold Bunting was born on August 12, 1931, in Bishop, Maryland. He was raised in Wisconsin and served four years in the Navy, after which he worked at the Straight Wharf Garage before working as a scalloper in 1952. He began scalloping in Nantucket, Massachusetts and continued in this profession for over five decades. Bunting's experience included independent commercial scalloping, primarily around Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget. Bunting's father, a former Coast Guard member, also scalloped until his mysterious disappearance at sea.

Robert R. DeCosta was born on May 17, 1959, in Miami, Florida, and moved to Nantucket when he was three weeks old. Growing up in Nantucket, he began his career in the fishing industry at nine, working as a mate on his father's charter boat, the Albacore. Over the years, DeCosta took on various roles within the fishing industry, including construction work in the off-season and selling real estate. He became the captain of the Albacore in 1994 following the passing of his father.