On February 28, 2025, Lilah Henderson and Blake Pavri interviewed Andy Amason in Darien, Georgia, for the Dock Stories project. Andy Amason is a longtime resident of Darien and former owner of Sea Gardens, Inc., a dock and seafood processing facility that was originally established by his grandfather in the mid-20th century. Amason began working at the dock as a child and eventually took over operations from his father in the 1980s.

On April 11, 2024, Lillie Waters and Lilah Henderson interviewed George Knight for the Dock Stories Project at the UGA Marine Extension/Georgia Sea Grant in Brunswick, Georgia. George Knight is a long-time commercial fisherman. His grandfather initially worked as a shrimper before transitioning to construction, while his father returned to shrimping full-time in the 1960s. Knight describes how he started working at the docks at the age of nine, heading shrimp and learning the intricacies of the shrimping industry.

On April 13, 2024, Logan Collins and Lilah Henderson interviewed Kim Boone for the "Dock Stories" project at Boone’s Seafood in Darien, Georgia. Kim Boone shares her family connections to the shrimping industry, detailing the history of Boone’s Dock, which has been part of her husband’s family for generations. Her own family also had significant ties to the industry, with her grandfather and parents operating a dock in Meridian, Georgia, before selling it to the state in the early 1990s.

On March 1, 2025, Logan Collins and Lilah Henderson interviewed Captain Leonard Crosby at his home in Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. Captain Leonard Crosby is a lifelong commercial fisherman and former dock manager who played a central role in establishing the Bryan County Fishermen’s Cooperative in the late 1970s. Raised in Georgia, Crosby spent thirteen years working for the railroad before transitioning to shrimping full-time.

On February 27, 2025, Kristin Meewen and Lilah Henderson interviewed Peggy Skinner at Skinner Seafood in McIntosh, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral hisory project. Peggy Skinner is part of a long-standing commercial fishing family that has operated Skinner Seafood for decades. She and a group of women—primarily family members and spouses of fishermen—have historically run the dock, managing shrimp unloading, fuel, and sales operations. Her husband, Ricky, began shrimping at age thirteen and remains deeply involved in maintaining the dock infrastructure.

On February 27, 2025, Kristin Meewen and Lilah Henderson interviewed Suzanne Forsyth in McIntosh County, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. Suzanne Forsyth is a third-generation dock owner and manager whose family has been associated with the Valona dock for nearly a century. Her grandfather established the business in the 1930s, transitioning from oysters to shrimp. Her husband and other relatives operated boats, while she managed the fish house. Forsyth has lived in Valona her entire life and draws on decades of experience in Georgia’s commercial shrimping industry.

On February 28, 2025, Lilah Henderson and Blake Pavri interviewed Terry Chuang in Darien, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. Terry Chuang immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in 1981. After earning a graduate degree in computer science and working in the defense industry, he opened several restaurants in St. Louis. In 1999, Chuang relocated to Georgia to explore the seafood trade and ultimately transitioned into jellyfish processing, a unique niche that allowed him to support the local fishing community in McIntosh County.