Key West, FL | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Key West, FL

Interviewee Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation Collection
Will Benson

"[Capt.]Will Benson grew up on the waters of the Florida Keys. With a push pole in one hand and a camera in the other, Will has guided his clients and his audience to amazing memories on the flats and on film. His lifelong passion for the ocean is the heart and soul of WorldANGLING. As a professional guide he knows what it takes to create unforgettable experiences on the water and brings an immense dedication to the guide profession.

Zachary Mason Key West, FL NOAA Heritage Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project
Sarah Fangman

Sarah Fangman is superintendent of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, overseeing management and operations of a protected area covering 2,900 square nautical miles. She was appointed to the position in July 2017 after serving as superintendent of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. She has been with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries since 1998, after serving as a US Presidential Management Fellow with NOAA Fisheries in the Northwest and the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program in Washington, D.C.

Zachary Mason , Key West, FL NOAA Heritage Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project
Victoria Impallomeni

Captain Vicki Impallomeni is a wilderness guide and charger fishing captain.  She lives in Key West.  

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Bill Wickers

"Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents" is a collection by Karen DeMaria of Summerland Key, FL completed in April 1996. Funded by the Nature Conservancy and the Center for Marine Conservation, the project sought to describe through oral history interviews, environmental changes in the Florida Keys marine ecosystem. Narrator Bill Wickers, of Key West, FL, was a charter captain at the time of the interview.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Cecelia Raycroft

Narrator Cecelia Raycroft, of Key West, Florida, was a dive shop owner at the time of the interview.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Dave Nolan

Narrator Dave Nolan, of Key West, Florida, was director of a medical center and a former charter captain, who had retired from the Navy, at the time of the interview.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Mark Nease

Narrator Mark Nease of Key West, Florida was a diver/boat captain at the time of the interview.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Freddy Manny

Oral History Interview with Freddy Manny.  

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
Ed Little

Narrator Ed Little, of Key West, Florida, was a fishery reporting specialist for the National Marine Fisheries Service and a recreational fisherman at the time of the interview.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents
John Koenig

Narrator John Koenig, of Key West, Florida, was a banker and recreational fisher possessing over forty years of experience fishing Florida Keys waters.

Karen DeMaria Key West, FL The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents

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