On September 12, 2013, Josh Wrigley interviewed Brian Bichrest in Harpswell, Maine, for the Maine Coast Oral History Initiative, a collaboration between the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association and the Island Institute. Bichrest, a lifelong Harpswell resident, discusses his multigenerational fishing career, emphasizing the evolution of local fisheries and gillnetting practices. He reflects on his early introduction to lobstering at the age of five, family traditions in fishing, and transitions to other fisheries, including shrimping, groundfishing, and swordfishing.