Donald J. (DJ) King is a lobsterman, fisherman, shellfish, and seaweed farmer living in Branford, Connecticut. He grew up in Branford and his father was in the truck transportation business. He got involved in the family business alongside fishing. In 1969, at the age of 10, his father introduced lobster fishing to him. DJ started with a small boat, where he did not have any devices to catch the lobsters in shallow water. At the age of 12, he made $ 300 by selling lobsters for an Italian wedding. He found the lobster business to be lucrative and decided to be in the business for the long haul. He is still actively fishing lobsters. DJ does the lobstering all by himself and does not partner with other lobstermen. He does bring help when he has to work a full day. Back in the 1980s he used to check 400-500 lobster pots on a daily basis, now it is 200-250. He is in the seaweed farming and harvesting business too. He grows sugar kelp which has a high demand. He was fishing during the 1999 lobster die-off incident. He admits that it certainly was a hard time for the industry and the lobstermen had to shift from lobstering to the other fisheries or professions for that particular time. Over the years he has witnessed the decline in the lobster industry. Flexible work hours are something that he considers to be the best part of his profession. On the other hand , he acknowledges there are hardships, such as bad weather conditions, involved in the profession. He really enjoys spending time in the water, especially when the water is calm.