Stephanie Scull-DeArmey

Interviewee Collection Sort descending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Norman Yandell Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Mr. Norman Yandell is a resident of Long Beach, Mississippi, a net-maker, creator of Norm Bait handmade lures, and a lifelong fisherman on the Gulf Coast. Yandell was born on August 12, 1934, in Gladewater, Texas, to Jessie Andrew Yandell and Minnie Quave Yandell (born December 25, 1918, in Poplarville, Mississippi). Yandell moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a young boy, residing with his mother and his stepfather Earl Holley (born January 1, 1916).

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Long Beach, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Nick Alfonso Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Nicholas Alfonso was born on May 23, 1965, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Jerry and Ramona Alfonso. He is married to Lisa Christofi Alfonso, and they have two children, Kristy and Misty. Alfonso is a commercial fisherman and a member of the St. Bernard Coastal Advisory Board and the Knights of Columbus. He was interviewed by Stephanie Scull-DeArmey for the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage on April 24, 2012. Alfonso currently resides in Louisiana and has been a commercial fisherman for a significant period.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Hattiesburg, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Edmund Anthony Boudreaux, Jr. Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Mr. Edmond Anthony Boudreaux Jr. was born in 1949 to Edmond Boudreaux Sr. and Nita Mae Thomas Boudreaux. He is the third of eight children. He is married to Virginia L. Bertucci Boudreaux, and they have three sons, Edmond Boudreaux III, Brandon Boudreaux, and Marcus Boudreaux. Boudreaux is a 1967 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was an AT&T service technician from 1973 until 2010, when he retired.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey , Biloxi, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Oliver Goldsmith Brown Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Oliver Goldsmith Brown IV is a retired oil field engineer who worked on a sailing, commercial fishing vessel as a teenager in the 1950s in the Gulf of Mexico.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey West Hattiesburg, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Nick Collins Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Nick Collins is an oysterman in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, who owns Collins Oyster Company.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Golden Meadow, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
John Philip Falterman, Jr. Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History

Captain John Philip Falterman Jr. is owner-operator of Therapy Charters LLC, of Slidell, Louisiana, specializing in inland fishing in Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne, and the Biloxi Marsh.  Mr. Falterman was born November 25, 1974, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Mr. John P. Falterman Sr. (born September 29, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) and Mrs. Deborah Bays Falterman (born October 17, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana). His father is the owner of Johnny’s Welding Service in Kenner, Louisiana.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Slidell, MS NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Gary Graham Turtle Excluder Device Oral Histories

Interview with Gary Graham (born in 1946), a retired professor at Texas A & M and marine fisheries specialist with Texas Sea Grant. Graham also served as Gulf Regional Coordinator for the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation and worked as a shrimper. Graham discusses his involvement in the industry from the early 1980's onward doing educational outreach to industry professionals. Collected data on how TEDs perform while on offshore test voyages using early NMFS TEDs. Other Topics: industry perception of TEDs, cannonball, jellyfish shooters, Georgia Jumper Morrison, TED

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Unknown Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, University of Southern Mississippi
Wilber Seidel Turtle Excluder Device Oral Histories

Interview with Wilber Seidel, born August 15, 1939 in Luling, Texas. At the time of the interview, Seidel was retired as Division Director of the NMFS laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi where he was in charge of gear research.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Ocean Springs, MS Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, University of Southern Mississippi
Michael J. Harris Turtle Excluder Device Oral Histories

Interview with Mike Harris, Chief of Nongame Conservation Section, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia DNR. Harris began work for Georgia DNR's Coastal Resources Division in 1986 and worked on introducing TEDs in the Georgia shrimping industry. In this interview, Harris speaks about the development of TEDs from Sinkey Boone's original Jellyball Shooter, federal regulations and attitudes in the fishing industry toward conservation measures.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey Unknown Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute
Susan Shipman Turtle Excluder Device Oral Histories

Interview with Susan Shipman, born February 4, 1954 in Dyersburg, Tennessee.  At the time of the interview, Susan was retired from her position as Director of Coastal Resources Division with the Georgia DNR and had oversight responsibility for marine fisheries as well as research, surveys and marsh/shore protection and permitting.

Stephanie Scull-DeArmey St. Simons Island, GA Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, University of Southern Mississippi