Amanda Stoltz
| Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Durrett | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Al Durret is a Marina owner in Fort Myers Beach. He has been in Fort Myers Beach for thirty-three years. He sells shrimp as bait. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz | Fort Myers, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Albert Canfield | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Albert Canfield is a recently retired stone crab fisherman out of Naples. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz | Naples, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Bart Bailey and Rick Matthews | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Bart Bailey is a charter captain/ stone crabber/ commercial fisher who has been fishing for 30 years inshore and offshore. He has stayed in Naples his entire life except when he ran a tuna boat from ’85 to ’92 in the Gulf of Mexico. He says he has been stone crabbing since ’92 and has spent most of the last two years running charters. |
Amanda Stoltz | Naples, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Bruce Hitchcock | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Bruce Hitchcock is an experienced fisherman and fishing guide residing in Everglades City. He primarily focuses on inshore and backcountry fishing. He has been fishing in the area for over 40 years and has been diving there for 25 years. Throughout his time in Everglades City, he has almost never noticed any Red Tide event until 2012. |
Michael Jepson, Amanda Stoltz | Everglades City, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Bryon Holland | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Bryon Holland is an experienced fisherman with a passion for the waters off Johns Pass, where he has been fishing since 1984. With a background in commercial fishing and later transitioning to charter boat fishing, Bryon has extensive knowledge of the region's marine life and fishing patterns. Scope and Content Note |
Michael Jepson, Amanda Stoltz | Madeira Beach, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Chuck Cress | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Chuck Cress is a charter captain who moved to Sarasota in 1980, and he fished recreationally while working in retail for 20 years, then spent the last 20 years chartering in the Sarasota Bay. He is an inshore captain and stays within a mile of the shore. Scope and Content Note: Captain Chuck Cress describes his work as a charter fisherman in the intercoastal Sarasota Bay, Florida, since 1980. He states he primarily catches tarpon, Spanish mackerel, and king mackerel between Bradenton and Englewood. |
Amanda Stoltz, Karla Gore | Sarasota, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Don Jones | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Don Jones is a commercial fisherman who grew up in the Boca Grande North area and has spent most of his life in the fishing business. He has witnessed red tide occurrences throughout the years, but they were typically short-lived, lasting a couple of weeks to a month. However, in recent times, particularly during the last year, he experienced a severe and prolonged red tide event that lasted year-round and significantly impacting his fishing business. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz | Fort Myers, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Ed Hurst | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Captain Ed Hurst specializes in fly fishing and light tackle backwater fishing for snook, redfish, trout and tarpon. He has lived in Sarasota since 1956 and I has been guiding for over 30 years. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz, Karla Gore | Sarasota, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| George "Bem" Storter | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
George "Bem" Storter is a Naples native and is 83 years old at the time of this interview. He hasn’t been out on the water in around 20 years (since the net ban) but he is known throughout Naples as being a wealth of information. He commercial fished before the net ban and has been recreationally fishing since then. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz | Naples, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | |
| Henry R. Blakely | A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Henry Blakely is an experienced fisherman based in Fort Myers Beach, with a focus on stone crabbing and kingfish fishing. Throughout his life, he has witnessed and dealt with the impact of red tide occurrences on fishing activities in the region. Scope and Content Note |
Amanda Stoltz | Fort Myers, FL | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |