Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront
Interviewee Sort ascending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Virginia Martins | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
In this interview, Virginia Martins discusses the challenges of being in the fishing industry, including the changes to the industry, the role of women in the fishing industry, and the role of climate change and technology in the fishing industry. She shares her personal work history and her experiences at Bay Fuels, Inc. |
Madeleine Hall-Arber | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Valeriano Garcia | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Valeriano Garcia is from Guatemala and his job is an essential part of the fishing industry in New Bedford. He shares experiences working at a warehouse and skills that are required. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Corinn Williams | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Tor Bendiksen | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Tor Bendiksen discusses what it’s like to be involved in a family-owned business that manufactures fishing gear such as nets and trawls for commercial fishermen. He made his first fishing trip at the age of thirteen aboard his father’s trawler. He understands from first-hand experience how fishing gear works and the needs of his customers. He discusses how fishing regulations have evolved from when he first stated fishing to what they are today. The regulations have a tremendous impact on how he designs his custom fishing gear. |
Fred Calabretta | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Tony Vieira | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Tony Vieira is a 46-year-old marine electronics specialist and the owner of T & K Marine Electronics in New Bedford, MA. He describes his work history in the marine electronics field, his company, and the work he does on a day-to-day basis. He also speaks about the changes in technology and the industry he has seen over the past twenty-five years. |
Fred Calabretta | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Tomas Calil | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Tomas Calil is from Guatemala and is a supervisor at Bergie’s Seafood. He has been working at Bergie’s for 15 years and knows all aspects of production at the plant. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Corinn Williams | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Sebastian Ayala | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Sebastian Ayala is a forty-three year old foreman at the Norpel plant in New Bedford. He has been working at the Norpel plant for almost fifteen years, working his way up to a foreman position. In this interview Sebastian describes coming to New Bedford from El Salvador and his work at Norpel, including various positions in the factory as well as safety concerns. |
Madeleine Hall-Arber | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Sarah Fortin | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Sarah Fortin describes herself as “a Jane of all trades.” She’s now 29 and has been working at Reidar’s since she was in high school, first starting part time after school to learn specific skills, and then went full time and has been there ever since. |
Fred Calabretta | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Santos Tebalan | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Santos Tebalan is from Guatemala and now works in New Bedford painting fishing industry boats. Tebalan shares information about his early years in America, his current work as a boat painter and his thoughts on the future of the fishing industry. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Corinn Williams | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Rosa Herrera | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Rosa emigrated to America from El Salvador and works cleaning fish at a seafood processing plant. Rosa discusses her job training, work with scallops and fish cleaning on the night shift. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Corinn Williams | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | |
Robert Mitchell | Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Bob Mitchell was born in Boston in 1943. His father, also named Bob, started the R.A. Mitchell marine engines and generators supply company in New Bedford, which he [son Bob] took over and is now largely run by him and two of his daughters on the New Bedford waterfront. Mitchell talks about his engines apprenticeship in England, after high school, with the Lister engine company, and his return to New Bedford to work with his father. |
Laura Orleans | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center |