Oral history interview with James Hahn. 

James Nadler discusses lake sturgeon spearing construction with the interviewer. James also discusses his experiences sturgeon spearing and changes in spearing over time. Interviewer identity unknown.

James Yamamoto, born in 1936, hails from Terminal Island, California. His early life was shaped by the local Japanese fishing community and his father's grocery store. The onset of World War II marked a period of upheaval for Yamamoto and his family, as they were subjected to internment along with many other Japanese Americans. This experience had a profound impact on his family's ship chandlery business. Post-war, Yamamoto witnessed and adapted to the evolution of communication within the shipping industry.

Jane De Lay is a female fisherman who has been fishing since 2003. She started in a conservation as a environmentalist for Save Our Shores, working on conserving and protecting the ocean from pollution and habitat protection, one day she was invited to go fishing and she was hooked. She specializes in salmon, crab, rockfish, albacore, and sometimes squid and goes fish trolling. She fishes in a boat that's 34 feet, single hull, and it's made out of fiber glass. When she fishes for salmon she only catches Chinook salmon in California waters.

Jane De Lay is a female fisherman who has been fishing since 2003. She started in a conservation as a environmentalist for Save Our Shores, working on conserving and protecting the ocean from pollution and habitat protection, one day she was invited to go fishing and she was hooked. She specializes in salmon, crab, rockfish, albacore, and sometimes squid and goes fish trolling. She fishes in a boat that's 34 feet, single hull, and it's made out of fiber glass. When she fishes for salmon she only catches Chinook salmon in California waters.

Janice Hahn was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Janice Hahn, born in 1952 in downtown Los Angeles, is a long-time resident and public figure with deep ties to the Port of Los Angeles through her family and political career. The interview begins with Hahn reminiscing about her childhood visits to the port with her Navy veteran father. She recalls family outings to see Navy ships, dining at local restaurants like Olsen's, and taking car ferries across the bay before the Vincent Thomas Bridge was built.

Jayme Wilson was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Wilson was born in 1952 in Long Beach, California, and grew up near the water, learning to sail at a young age and later becoming involved in the boating industry with his brother. The interview covers Wilson’s journey from purchasing a 38-foot sailboat after graduating from law school to establishing a charter boat business in San Pedro in 1982.

Oral history interview with Jerilyn Mendoza. 

Jerry Aspland was born in 1940 in Richmond, California. He first got involved with the Port of Los Angeles in the 1960s. As a young captain, he faced challenges due to his age, such as being passed over for a port pilot position because he was considered too young. As the president of ARCO Marine, he was involved in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident and played a role in the advancement of tanker safety regulations, which had a significant impact on the Port of Los Angeles.

Jim Anderson is a local fisherman in Half Moon Bay who followed his father's footsteps of becoming a fisherman. Like any fisherman's tradition, he built his own commercial boat and named it after his mother, Allaine. He fishes for salmon in the summer and crab in the winter and is vastly involved with fishery politics and policies. He's putting a class together with Half Moon Bay High School and trains individuals to survive on a boat and the ocean.