Jonesport, ME
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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John Faulkingham | Jonesport-Beals High School Local Fisheries Knowledge Project |
John Faulkingham, a 63 year old fisherman and entrepreneur, talks about offshore cod fishing, lobster fishing and clamming. He tells of close calls on the water and the hard life he had in his early years of fishing. |
Brittany Sawyer, Martin Alley, Misty Jo Blount | Jonesport, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
Tuddy Urquhart | Jonesport-Beals High School Local Fisheries Knowledge Project |
Tuddy Urquhart, a 77 year old fisherman talks about how the fishing industry has changed over his lifetime. He discusses the changes in traps, buoys, warps, and how technology has changed fishing. He also notes the character changes in fishermen over the years. |
Brittany Sawyer, Martin Alley, Misty Jo Blount | Jonesport, ME | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | |
William Milliken | Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Elver harvester William Milliken of Maine describes in this interview the process of fishing for elvers using dip and fyke nets. Having been active in the fishery since 1992, Milliken offers perspectives on ASMFC management and current threats to the elver population. |
Julia Beaty | Jonesport, ME | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | |
Pam Smith | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Pam Smith is a school teacher from Jonesport, Maine, with a rich family history tracing back to Ireland. She is the second of four siblings, with her older brother living on Beal's Island, her younger brother having lived in California and now shipping out, and her sister residing in Florida. Her husband is a fisherman, involved in various fisheries including quahogging, lobstering, scallop diving, and tuna fishing. He originally bought his boat in 1987 for gill netting, but lost his ground fish permit the same year. Despite this setback, he has managed to make a living from fishing. |
Lisa Colburn | Jonesport, ME | NOAA Fisheries |