The View from 500 Feet

  • Collection DOI:
    Principal Investigator:
    Joshua Wrigley
  • Interviews with spotter pilots about their early lives, career, aircraft, and fish spotting techniques.

Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Jonathan Mayhew The View from 500 Feet

Interview with spotter pilot Jonathan Mayhew of Chilmark, MA. Interview contains information on fish spotting, flying, regulations, swordfish and bluefin tuna.

Kelly L. Peyton, Joshua Wrigley Chilmark, MA NOAA
Wayne Davis The View from 500 Feet

Interview with spotter pilot Wayne Davis of Wakefield, RI in which he recounts experiences in the harpoon swordfish fishery as well as his career as a spotter pilot. Interview contains information on fish migration patterns, seasonal events, the process of spotting fish, interactions with other marine creatures and the community of Wakefield, RI.

Joshua Wrigley Wakefield, RI NOAA