On September 25, 2011 Madeleine Hall-Arber interviewed Dick Grachek as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Dick shares memories from his childhood which nurtured his attachment to the water. Despite not coming from a professional fishing family, his love for the ocean was instilled in him by his grandfather, who owned a fish store in Brooklyn, and father, who took him fishing frequently. Growing up on the south shore of Long Island, Dick was exposed to the cycles of fish and the intricacies of marine life from a young age.

Donald Clattenburg is an 81-year-old retired boat owner from Fairhaven, Nova Scotia. Born in Port Midway, Nova Scotia, he moved to New Bedford in 1941 with his three brothers. His father owned four fishing boats in New Bedford, and DC began his career in the fishing industry at the age of fifteen, working in Homers Filet House. He was drafted into the Navy at eighteen during WWII and participated in the invasion of the beach at Okinawa. After the war, he returned to fishing, working with his uncle on the Two Brothers and later on his father's boat.

Donald F. Clattenburg, born on September 5, 1925, in Port Midway, Nova Scotia, is a retired commercial fisherman with a rich history in the industry. His father, also a fisherman, moved to the United States before Donald was born, visiting his family in Nova Scotia annually . Donald moved to the United States in August 1941, just before World War II, and settled in New Bedford. He began his career in commercial fishing shortly after returning from the war, following in his father's footsteps.

On September 29, 2012 Markham Starr interviewed Donald Spooner as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Donald describes his upbringing and childhood in Fairhaven, MA. As a Boy Scout, he used to visit Guilmette's machine shop on Main Street in Fairhaven, learning to use different tools and eventually started working, making wooden doors for draggers. After high school, he joined the Navy in 1950 and served for four years.

On September 23, 2006, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Donna Cunio as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Donna discusses her life with her husband, a merchant marine captain, including details of his work transporting cargo for Texaco and the struggles involved in maintaining the homefront, and managing a difficult pregnancy. While he was at sea, Donna worked full-time and helped care for her family.

On September 22, 2007, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Donna Goodwin as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.  Donna comes from a long line of fishermen: her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all in the industry. At the age of seven, her father taught her how to splice three-strand ropes, which she was later able to make her profession working for New England Ropes and starting her own business, the Splice Girls.

On September 26, 2009, an unknown interviewer interviewed Edward Barrett as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.

On September 25, 2004, Millie Rahn interviewed Eddie Fortes as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Fortes discusses the process of cutting fish, his entry into the field, and the changes in the industry, such as the absence of unions and the prevalence of minimum-wage jobs held by people who cannot speak English.

Eugene Connors is a former commercial fisherman and fishery researcher who worked in the industry from 1960 to 1981. He was involved in scalloping and dragging in New Bedford, having originally come from a small fishing community in Stonington, CT. After his fishing career, Connors worked for the New England Fishery Development Foundation as the vessel site coordinator for a project called "Quality at Sea," which aimed to improve the quality of seafood being landed in New England ports by applying Scandinavian methods of handling product at sea.

Eva Liput is a fishing vessel captain and a Polish immigrant who moved to the United States in 1986. She grew up in Poland, where her father worked as a fisherman on George's Bank. Eva developed an interest in sailing at a young age, influenced by her older brother who was a sailor. After immigrating to the United States, Eva first settled in Newport, Rhode Island, before eventually moving to New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1986, she started working as a deckhand on the fishing vessel Michigan, a scalloper.