This interview provides insights into the interviewee’s identity, upbringing, and family history, shedding light on their connection to the fishing community in Maine. Their father comes from a long line of fishermen and seafarers who have been in Maine for around 200 years. The interviewee discusses the significance of their last name within the fishing community and the challenges of expressing their queer identity in a community that may not be fully accepting, as well as other complicated interactions with other fishermen.

On February 8, 2024, Camden Hunt, Hillary Smith, and Jessica Bonilla interviewed Giulia Cardoso in Bar Harbor, Maine. Giulia Cardoso, born in Milan, Italy, in 1993, is a first-generation fisherman based in Bar Harbor. After studying geography and conducting marine research in Cuba and the Bahamas, she moved to Maine to pursue a master's degree at the College of the Atlantic, where she focused on human ecology and the local lobster industry.

Interview with fisherman Leonard E. Young, III, born September 9, 1944 in Bar Harbor, Maine. Young describes his entry into the commercial fisheries and discusses both lobstering and groundfish fishing.
 

Scott Fuller, a former lobstering and scallop fisherman, was born in Maine. He embarked on his fishing career in 1983 and continued until 1987. Growing up in a coastal community, Scott developed an affinity for the sea and its unpredictable nature. His choice to become a fisherman was fueled by a desire to embrace the challenges and rewards that came with the occupation. Although not from a family with a fishing background, Scott was introduced to the trade through an in-law who was already involved in the industry.

Interview with William R. Modden, born July 21, 1934 in Bar Harbor, Maine. Modden began fishing commercially in 1952 at the age of 18. He participated in the scallop and groundfish fisheries in Maine and Massachusetts.