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. He details his transition to other types of fishing after returning to Nantucket in 1965, including working on commercial fishing boats targeting bass, bluefish, scup, cod, and haddock. He describes his years aboard various vessels, including his work with Captain Les Eldridge and later operating the Sankaty and Nobadeer for Sayle’s Seafood. He recalls encounters with severe weather at sea, including a hurricane-force storm and an incident in which a crew member was washed overboard. Wasierski reflects on the evolution of fishing practices, including the decline of open-access fishing and the implementation of regulations. He contrasts past and present markets for fish, describing how species once considered unmarketable, such as monkfish, later became valuable. He also discusses fishing methods such as handlining, tub trawling, and bay scalloping with glass-bottom boxes, which he introduced to Nantucket. Throughout the interview, Wasierski shares insights into the challenges and rewards of a lifetime in commercial fishing and the cultural and economic shifts that have transformed the industry.