On February 27, 2025, Blake Pavri and Logan Collins interviewed Christine Skinner at her dock in McIntosh County, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. Christine Skinner is a longtime shrimper and business owner who, along with her late husband, moved to McIntosh County in 1972. They purchased waterfront property and established Skinner Seafood in the early 1980s. Skinner has operated the dock ever since, continuing to oversee its daily operations with the help of her children and extended family.

On February 27, 2025, Logan Collins and Blake Pavri interviewed John Wallace in McIntosh County, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. John Wallace is a third-generation fisherman who began working in the local seafood industry in the early 1970s. After graduating from high school, he crabbed for several years before joining his father’s shrimping business and eventually building and captaining his boat, the Gale Force. Wallace went on to lease and operate numerous docks throughout McIntosh County and served as president of the Georgia Shrimp Association.

On February 27, 2025, Kristin Meewen and Lilah Henderson interviewed Peggy Skinner at Skinner Seafood in McIntosh, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral hisory project. Peggy Skinner is part of a long-standing commercial fishing family that has operated Skinner Seafood for decades. She and a group of women—primarily family members and spouses of fishermen—have historically run the dock, managing shrimp unloading, fuel, and sales operations. Her husband, Ricky, began shrimping at age thirteen and remains deeply involved in maintaining the dock infrastructure.

On March 1, 2025, Kristin Meewen and Blake Pavri interviewed Rhea Whitthoft and Pat Brannan in McIntosh County, Georgia, for the Dock Stories oral history project. Rhea Whitthoft and Pat Brannan are lifelong residents of McIntosh County with deep ties to the commercial fishing industry. Whitthoft grew up next to Meridian Shrimp Company, a family-owned dock operated by her parents and grandfather. Though she did not work formally on the dock, she contributed occasionally and observed the daily activity.