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Interviewee Sort descending | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Interviewer's Affiliation | Location of Interview | Description | Collection Name |
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Christopher Lutyens | Jennifer Murray | 11-22-1988 | Newport Historical Society | Newport, RI |
Christopher Lutyens began his work in the lobster industry in Southwest Harbor, Maine at age sixteen. He came to Newport one year later after reading an article about Newport's offshore lobster industry in the magazine, National Fisherman. Mr. Lutyens has worked in both the inshore and offshore lobster industries in Newport. He offers valuable information about the work of lobstering, lobster boats and equipment, lobster grounds, catch size, and the condition of the lobster stocks. He expresses concerns about the future of the fishing industry in Newport, R.I. |
The Fishing Industry in Newport, RI 1930-1987 |
Christopher T. Brown | Azure Cygler | 11-18-2011 | NOAA | Kingston, RI |
Chris Brown, 53, is a commercial fisherman out of Point Judith, Rhode Island. He began fishing after high school and built a boat for himself two years later. Currently, he fishes inshore for groundfish and squid predominantly. Mr. Brown is the president of Sector 5 and is very active in sector management and fisheries in general. He is very hopeful about sector management and believes that, given the opportunity, it will be the best strategy to manage the fisheries and provide livelihood for fishermen. |
Sector Management in New England |
Christy Fox-Allen | Anjuli Grantham | 07-08-2015 | Kodiak Historical Society | Uganik Bay, AK |
This oral history is part of the West Side Stories project of the Kodiak Historical Society. West Side Stories is a public humanities and art project that intended to document the history of the west side of Kodiak Island through oral history, photography, and art. The oral histories chart the personal stories of individuals with a longtime connection to the west side of Kodiak Island, defined for the scope of this project as the area buffeted by the Shelikof Strait that stretches from Kupreanof Strait south to the village of Karluk. |
West Side Stories |
Chuck Crabtree | Michael Kline | 08-29-1997 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Grundy, VA |
Chuck Crabtree was born in 1952, in Buchanan County, where he was also raised. His family, originally from West Virginia, moved to Grundy in the late 1920s, following the coal mining industry. His grandfather was one of the first contractors for Harman Mining Corporation in Harman, Virginia, where he mined coal using ponies to pull the coal out of the mountains. Crabtree's family lived in a small camp, in houses owned by the Harman Mining Corporation, known as company houses. |
Grundy Virginia Flood Control Project |
Chuck Cress | Amanda Stoltz, Karla Gore | 06-07-2019 | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | Sarasota, FL |
Chuck Cress is a charter captain who moved to Sarasota in 1980, and he fished recreationally while working in retail for 20 years, then spent the last 20 years chartering in the Sarasota Bay. He is an inshore captain and stays within a mile of the shore. Scope and Content Note: Captain Chuck Cress describes his work as a charter fisherman in the intercoastal Sarasota Bay, Florida, since 1980. He states he primarily catches tarpon, Spanish mackerel, and king mackerel between Bradenton and Englewood. |
A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Chuck Mitchell | Ashleigh E. Palinkas, Paul K. Dayton | 05-06-2014 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | San Diego, CA |
Chuck Mitchell was born in Los Angeles in December 1940 and moved to San Diego in 1947. He grew up in Point Loma, attending Cabrillo Elementary School, Dana Junior High, and Point Loma High School. His father was a mechanic who owned his own garages, which led to Mitchell spending a lot of time working on cars and developing a curiosity about how things work. This curiosity has been a driving force throughout his life. In the early 1950s, Mitchell and his family moved onto a boat at Jim Underwood's Landing, the first marina on Shelter Island. |
Beneath the Surface of San Diego |
Chuck Naiser | Jen Brown | 02-12-2022 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Lamar, TX |
Chuck Naiser, a native of Mobile, Alabama, was born during World War II at Brookley Air Force Base. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Texas, where he was raised in a small town called East Bernard, a German-Bohemian Czech farming community outside of Houston. His father, who was the superintendent of the schools, was a significant influence in his life. Naiser grew up hunting, fishing, and being a diligent student, activities that were encouraged by his father. His early fishing experiences were primarily with farm ponds and creeks, where he fished for catfish and bass. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Chuck Nicklin | Ashleigh E. Palinkas | 01-29-2014 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | San Diego, CA |
Chuck Nicklin, a renowned diver and underwater cinematographer, was born in Massachusetts and moved to San Diego in 1942 at the age of fourteen. His father was in the Navy and was reassigned to San Diego during World War II. Despite his initial reluctance to move, Nicklin fell in love with San Diego and decided to stay even when his father was reassigned back to Boston. Nicklin graduated from Point Loma in 1945 and began his journey into the world of diving as a teenager, exploring the waters around Sunset Cliffs and La Jolla Cove. |
Beneath the Surface of San Diego |
Chuck Nicklin | Paul K. Dayton | 01-29-2014 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California Sea Grant | La Jolla, CA |
Interview with San Diego born SCUBA diving pioneer and photographer, Chuck Nicklin, conducted on 29 January 2014 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. Dr. Paul K. Dayton, Emeritus Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was the interviewer. |
Histories of San Diego’s Fisheries and Farms |
Chuck Tekula | Nancy Solomon | 05-31-2016 | Long Island Traditions | Center Moriches, NY |
"The traditional baymen’s position on the island has been death by a thousand paper cuts, just one law after another law after another law, until, eventually, it’s not that there’s no money to be made out there. It’s that it’s so much stuff you have to put up with, with all the boat traffic and all the laws and the licenses you have to deal with and law enforcement agencies. You just don’t see young people getting into it anymore." |
Long Island Traditions - Climate Change and Sandy |
Cindy Cutrera | Cole Ruckstuhl | 02-23-2012 | Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act | Morgan City, LA |
Cindy Cutrera is a lifelong resident of Morgan City, Louisiana, born in December 1956. She is married to a man who is also a lifetime resident of the city, and together they have three daughters. Two of her daughters live in the area, while the third resides in Lafayette, Louisiana. Cutrera's family has a strong connection to the local community and the natural environment, often camping at Lake End Park and participating in local gatherings. |
CWPPRA Personal Reflections: Environmental Portraits and Oral Histories of Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands Stakeholders |
Cindy Follett-Guldemond | Markham Starr | 09-29-2012 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | New Bedford, MA |
Cindy Follett-Guldemond is the daughter and sister of commercial fishermen. She talks about a trip seining with her family as well as a three day adventure to Block Island.
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Fishtales |
Cindy Loeffler | Jen Brown | 03-27-2022 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | San Marcos, TX |
Cindy Loeffler is a seasoned hydrologist with a rich background in water resources and environmental conservation. Born in Colorado, she spent her early life moving around different states, including Virginia, Wyoming, Louisiana, and finally Texas, due to her father's work with the U.S. Geological Survey in water resources. Her interest in water and environmental conservation was sparked at a young age, with her family's connection to water resources and her personal experiences playing around water. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Cindy Pettway | Madeleine Hall-Arber | 11-10-2016 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Cindy Pettway was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and grew up in Rochester. She worked at a motorcycle shop and then in 1979 she began working at her father’s shop and has been working there since. She sells Caterpillar parts and engines to local fishermen with her husband. In this interview she describes how the industry has evolved and what her personal experience has been like. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Clair Hebert Marceaux | Lauren Leonpacher | 10-13-2021 | Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act | Cameron, LA |
Clair Hebert Marceaux, born on September 9th, 1977, is a native of Cameron, Louisiana, a coastal village in Cameron Parish. She spent her early life in Cameron, before moving to Lafayette for 11 years to pursue her undergraduate and graduate studies and later work as a teacher. Marceaux holds an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and studied British literature in graduate school. She began her career as a teacher at the Episcopal School of Acadiana and later at St. Thomas More Catholic High School. |
I Hope: Visions for a Sustainable Future in Coastal Louisiana |
Claire Porter and Eric, Dennis, and Ray Skrmetta | Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis | 01-03-2011 | Louisiana Sea Grant | New Orleans, LA |
The Skrmetta Family discusses canneries, seafood processing, shrimp peeling, oysters, Mavar Shrimp and Oil Company, shipyard, canning companies, shrimp drying, prohibition and dry States, and the Great Depression. |
Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Clara and Luther Norris | Matthew Barr | 06-01-2000 | Unheard Voices Project | Sneads Ferry, NC |
Interview with Clara and Luther Norris, members of a fishing family who suffered tragic loss of their son in the New River |
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town |
Clare Merrill | Jeanne Johnston | 04-20-1998 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Kahului, HI |
A woman recalls the lifestyles of her mother, a teacher; father, a plantation engineer; uncle, a plantation manger; and aunt. She also describes Lahaina town and Lahainaluna School and the effect of World War II on her daily life. Safe at school when the 1946 tsunami hit, she relates how the ocean looked that day and how the tidal wave affected Spreckelsville and Mala village. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Clarence Benjamin "Buck" Rowe | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline, Dianne Jordan | 11-03-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Guinea, VA |
Clarence Benjamin "Buck" Rowe (1921-2005). Interviewed by Carrie & Michael Kline with Dianne Jordan for the Steamboat Era Museum; 11/3/03. At the time of the interview Mr. Rowe was keeping a store at Bena in the Guinea community of lower Gloucester County. The store was established by his father in 1920, at the height of the steamboat era. His vivid memories brought to life details of nearby wharves where he went twice weekly as a young boy with a wagon and team to pick up deliveries for the store. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Clarence Hopp | Richard Braasch | 11-10-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Berlin, WI |
Richard Braasch interviews Clarence Hopp about near misses while sturgeon spearing, tactics for attracting sturgeon with decoys, and cooking sturgeon when he is lucky enough to spear one. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Clarence Suddy | Keith Ludden | 07-09-2013 | Oral History & Folklife Research, Inc. | Eastport, ME |
Clarence "Buck" Suddy helped operate Raye's Mustard Mill in Eastport for many years. The mill provided the mustard many of the canneries used to can sardines. |
The Last Sardine Cannery - Prospect Harbor, Maine |
Clell Genthner | Keith Ludden | 08-29-2011 | Oral History & Folklife Research, Inc. | Damariscotta, ME |
Clell Genthner captained sardine carriers, fishing off the coast of Maine in the 1950's through the 1990's. He supplied fish to the sardine canneries that dotted the coast of Maine. |
The Last Sardine Cannery - Prospect Harbor, Maine |
Clement M. Van Gompel | Eugene Herubin | 12-05-2006 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Menasha, WI |
Clem Van Gompel describes growing up in Lake Winnebago area, working for Kimberly-Clark during World War II, and experiences fishing sturgeon. He made his own decoys with resources from his work. Clem discusses methods of attracting sturgeon and illuminating the lake bottom to see fish better, as well as benefits of Sturgeon for Tomorrow in maintaining sturgeon population and increasing it in other lakes and rivers. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Cleta and Norman Long | Michael Kline | 12-17-1985 | Talking Across the Lines | Hendricks, WV |
Michael Kline Interviewed Cleta and Norman Long in Hendricks, WV on 12-17-1985 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Cliff Webb | Jen Brown | 07-12-2022 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Cliff Webb is a native of South Texas, born in Port Lavaca Hospital. His father was a game warden, and his family moved to Corpus Christi in 1962 when Webb was around five years old. His father was tasked with protecting the bay systems, specifically Baffin Bay and Laguna Madre, from illegal commercial fishing activities. Webb grew up witnessing his father's efforts to protect the bay systems from illegal netters and commercial fishermen, which sparked his interest in the local marine life and fishing. |
The Gulf Podcast Baffin Bay Oral History Project |
Clifford D. West | Sara Randall | University of Maine | Steuben, ME |
Clifford D. West, born on December 23, 1942, in Steuben, is a seasoned commercial fisherman who began his career at the tender age of ten in 1954. He comes from a lineage of fishermen, with both his father and grandfather involved in the industry. Clifford's family, including his wife, who hails from a fishing family in Milbridge, has been instrumental in his fishing business. He has three children, none of whom are involved in fishing. |
Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience in Maine Fishing Communities | |
Clifford Mass | Jinny Nathans | 06-06-2018 | American Meteorological Society | Denver, CO |
Clifford Mass is a renowned meteorologist who has had a significant impact on the field of atmospheric sciences. He has had a long and illustrious career, during which he has worked with some of the most influential figures in the field, including Carl Sagan, Steve Schneider, and Dick Reed. Mass began his career at Cornell, where he worked with Carl Sagan on a numerical model of the Martian atmosphere. This work resulted in his first publication, which was published in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. |
American Meteorological Society Centennial Oral History Project |
Clifford Smith | Don Davis, Carl Brasseaux, Roy Kron | 12-29-2009 | Louisiana Sea Grant | Houma, LA |
Interview with Clifford Smith in Houma, Louisiana. |
Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Clyde Aaron Phillips | Patricia A. Moore | 02-28-2008 | Bayshore Center at Bivalve Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center | Millville, NJ |
Clyde A Phillips tells of his life and family ownership of the oyster boat CLYDE A. PHILLIPS and Phillips Seafood Packing Company and its brand Phillips' Jersey Cape Fresh Salt Water Oysters. His memories as a child, working the boats in his father's oyster business and shucking house, his family and jobs he had. He locates many of the businesses in Port Norris and Bivalve. |
New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore |
Clyde Leslie Brown | Barbara Hester | 01-18-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Biloxi, MS |
Mr. Clyde Leslie Brown was born July 1, 1932, in Pecan, Mississippi, to Nathaniel Richard Brown (born November 22, 1901, in Canoe, Alabama) and Mary Edna Stork Brown (born February 28, 1906, in Pecan, Mississippi). His father was a farmer who ran a general store in Canoe, Alabama, and his mother was a housewife. His mother’s father was a commercial fisherman in Jackson County, Mississippi, who ran a general store in Pecan, Mississippi. On September 4, 1955, he married Annie Marie Jones. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Clyde MacKenzie | Bonnie McCay | 06-09-2016 | NOAA-NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center | Highlands, NJ |
Clyde MacKenzie completed his undergraduate studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1955 and his master's degree in 1958. He began working for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in 1958, spending 14 years at the Milford Laboratory. While there, his research focus was on predation control in the development of oyster hatcheries. He has spent his entire career working with shellfish and their habitats. |
Voices from the Science Centers |
Cokie Rathborne | Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis, Roy Kron | 12-29-2009 | Louisiana Sea Grant | Harvey Canal, LA |
Interview with Cokie Rathborne and Greg Lier in Harvey Canal, Louisiana. |
Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree | Galen Koch, Corina Gribble | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Chellie Pingree, a United States congresswoman from North Haven, ME, whose work focuses on fisheries policy issues, speaks about her work speaking to local lobstermen and how this year’s conversations have focused on concerns about the future of the fisheries with warming temperatures. She describes her own concerns for the future of her island community and the values and necessities of island life. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Connie Kennedy | Sarah Calhoun | 01-28-2015 | Voices of the West Coast, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-NMFS | Coburg, OR |
Interview with Connie Kennedy. |
The Lives of Fishermen's Wives, Mothers, and Daughters - Oregon |
Connie Mason | Matthew Barr | Unheard Voices Project | Sneads Ferry, NC |
Interview with Connie Mason, Historian, North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, North Carolina |
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town | |
Connie Timmerman | Anna Lavoie, Jean Lee | 06-20-2017 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | Dillingham, AK |
Connie Timmerman is a Native fisherwoman of Bristol Bay Alaska who has fished for decades including salmon for subsistence. She discusses her heritage and how she learned to fish as a young woman, and fishing activities with her family. She emphasizes how women, such as herself and daughters, must be skilled for the local lifestyle of fishing and hunting, and the values of family working together. Her bear dog, Maggie, makes an appearance at the end of the interview. |
Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Cookie Cooper | Jen Brown | 05-09-2022 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Cookie Cooper is a seasoned fisherman with a rich history of fishing experiences across the United States. Born into an Air Force family, Cooper lived in various locations before settling in Texas in 1966 during the Vietnam War. His early life was marked by a love for fishing, which began with catching perch in a creek near his childhood home using safety pins, string, and a stick. Cooper's fishing journey took a significant turn when his family moved to Texas. Initially, he engaged in bass fishing in the lakes around San Antonio, a passion he pursued for about fourteen years. |
The Gulf Podcast Baffin Bay Oral History Project |
Corbett Mullins | Nicole Musgrave | 06-24-2022 | Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Kentucky Oral History Commission | Mallie, KY |
Interview with Corbett Mullins |
Carr Creek Oral History Project |
Cordelia Collins Schaber | Nicole Musgrave | 02-17-2023 | Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Kentucky Oral History Commission | Whitesberg, KY |
Cordelia Collins Schaber is a native of Letcher County, Kentucky, who currently resides in Cold Spring, Kentucky. Born into a family with deep roots in the region, her father, Ray Collins, was an Old Regular Baptist preacher, and her mother, Estelle Collins, was also a Collins before marriage. Cordelia's family history in the area traces back to her great-great-grandfather, who built the home where multiple generations of her family, including her mother and herself, were born. |
Carr Creek Oral History Project |
Corey Miller | Lauren Leonpacher | 06-02-2022 | Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act | Jefferson Parish, LA |
Corey Thomas Miller, born in 1982 in Jefferson Parish in Metairie, is a prominent advocate for coastal restoration in Louisiana. Raised in Metairie, he attended high school in New Orleans and later pursued his higher education at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. After his undergraduate studies, Miller decided to further his education by pursuing a master's degree in sociology at the University of New Orleans (UNO). During his time at UNO, he was fortunate to secure an assistantship with the UNO Center for Hazard Assessment, Response, and Technology (CHART). |
I Hope: Visions for a Sustainable Future in Coastal Louisiana |
Corey Wheeler-Forrest | Markham Starr | 09-28-2013 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | New Bedford, MA |
Ms. Wheeler-Forrest tells two stories about her life as a third generation trap fisherman. |
Fishtales |
Corky Hire | Francis Lam | 07-28-2008 | Southern Foodways Alliance | Biloxi, MS |
Corky Hire may have had an inauspicious beginning to his shrimping career, taking over for his ailing father, but now 70 years later, his memories of working the Gulf are almost all fond ones. His time on boats, through the 30's and 40's, was during a time when Biloxi's seafood industry was growing tremendously and ail schooners were being replaced by powered boats, and Croatian families were making the shift from immigrant laborers to cannery owners and professionals. |
Ethnicity in the Seafood Industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast |
Cormac Hondros-McCarthy | Natalie Springuel, Giulia Cardoso | 02-28-2019 | Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute, Maine Fishermen’s Forum | Rockland, ME |
Cormac Hondros-McCarthy, from Lowell, MA, is part of a team of engineers at LobsterLift LLC developing ropeless lobster traps to reduce the risk of whale entanglement. Scope and Content Note |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2019 |
Cornelia Walker Bailey | Dionne Hoskins | 08-27-2009 | NOAA, Savannah State University | Sapelo Island, GA |
Mrs. Cornelia Walker Bailey, a prominent historian on Sapelo Island—Georgia’s fourth largest barrier island only accessible by ferry, boat, or plane—was born on June 12, 1945. Mrs. Bailey’s family tree and presence on the island is well documented and can be traced back to her ancestors who purchased the island after the end of slavery. Mrs. |
Georgia Black Fishermen |
Cortez Grand Old Opry | Michael Jepson | 05-16-1993 | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | Cortez, FL |
Goose Culbreath and members of the Cortez Grand Old Opry play Bluegrass music. The interview includes both playing and talking about the music. Other members are Rich Culbreath and Ray Bach. |
Vanishing Culture Project |
Cory Weyant | Nancy Solomon | 05-27-1987 | Long Island Traditions | Freeport, NY |
Cory Weyant is a full time commercial fisher from Freeport, New York. He traps eels, killies, crabs and other finfish using traps he has built himself. He also works on trawler fishing boats. Cory grew up in Freeport and learned his skills through the community. His father was also born in Oceanside and worked in the boating industry, running transport boats and working at bait stations. Cory started fishing and swimming at a very young age |
Long Island Traditions |
Cory Weyant | Nancy Solomon | 12-08-2003 | Long Island Traditions | Freeport, NY |
Cory Weyant is a seasoned bayman and dragger fisherman with over forty-five years of experience in the industry. He has witnessed significant changes in his line of work, particularly in the Freeport area where he has lived since he was two years old. Weyant's career has spanned several decades, during which he has seen a decline in the number of small trawlers in his area and a dramatic decrease in the abundance of fish. He attributes these changes to overfishing and the advancement of fishing technology. Despite the challenges, Weyant has managed to adapt to the changing circumstances. |
Long Island Traditions |
Coy Miller & Gene Barr | Michael Kline | 09-16-1997 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Grundy, VA |
subject: Flood control--Virginia; Flood damage prevention—Virginia; Buchanan County (Va.)--History; Grundy (Va.)--Social life and customs; Levisa Fork Basin (Ky. and Va.); Big Sandy River Valley (Ky. and Va.); United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. |
Grundy Virginia Flood Control Project |
Craig McLean | Molly Graham | 06-29-2022, 07-11-2022, 08-23-2022, 09-01-2022, 09-28-2022, 12-08-2022 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Olney, MD |
Craig McLean was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1957. His father was a first-generation immigrant from Scotland who served in the US Navy during World War II. His mother was a second-generation daughter of Sicilian immigrants. He grew up along the Passaic River, was a self-described "river rat," became a certified diver, and worked for a boatyard next to his house. At Rutgers College, Craig studied marine biology and zoology and worked on research cruises with NOAA ships. During the summers, he worked in the commercial and retail dive industry. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Craig Wilfong | Michael Kline | 02-26-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Interview with Craig Wilfong |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Crista Bank | Julie Olson | 09-23-2007 | Working Waterfront Festival | New Bedford, MA |
Crista Bank, a fisheries research technician, has a diverse background in marine biology. She graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 1994 and gained experience studying coral reef ecosystems in Australia. She later worked as a marine biology instructor in the Florida Keys and participated in a distance learning project on a sailing ship. Crista's career then took her to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where she joined the sail training ship Ernestina and became involved in the fisheries observer program. |
The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Crystal Edens | Matthew Barr | 09-01-2003 | Unheard Voices Project | Sneads Ferry, NC |
Interview with Crystal Edens, daughter of Betty and John Edens |
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town |
Crystal Jordan | Sarah Schumann | 06-06-2019 | NOAA | Solomon's Island, MD |
Crystal Jordan, 33 years old at the time of the interview, is the owner-operator of a blue crab and oyster vessel in Solomon's Island, MD. As the daughter of a fishermen, she grew up on the water, and took over her father's operation at the age of 20 when he passed away from cancer. Her vessel is called "Some Beach." Scope and Content Note |
Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Cuc Huynh | Linda VanZandt, Khai Nguyen | 06-01-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | New Orleans, LA |
Cuc Huynh is a Vietnamese-American shrimper and tuna fisherman, living in New Orleans East. Mr. Cuc Huynh was born in 1964, one of nine children, near Phu Hai in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam. His father’s name was Tich Huynh and his mother’s name was Em Thi Phan. Tich Huynh served as a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnamese Army). Mr. Huynh learned to fish from his father when he was thirteen years old. His mother bought and sold fish in town. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Cui Nguyen | Linda VanZandt, Angel Truong Phan | 09-20-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | East Biloxi, MS |
Mr. Cui Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American shrimper living in East Biloxi, Mississippi. Nguyen was born in 1954, one of seven children, in the city of Rach Gia in the Kien Giang Province of South Vietnam. His father, Ngoc Van Nguyen, was a fisherman. His mother, Kau Thi Nguyen, farmed rice. They all worked together to fish and sell at the local market. In 1972 Mr. Nguyen served in his town in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnamese Army). In 1981 Mr. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Curt Storlazzi | Madyson Miller | 11-22-2022 | NOAA Heritage Program | Santa Cruz, CA |
Dr. Curt Storlazzi, Ph.D., is a prominent coastal scientist with a strong focus on coastal and marine research. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) and a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Delaware. Dr. Storlazzi has over two decades of experience and currently serves as a Research Geologist and Oceanographer in the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program. Simultaneously, he is a Research Associate at UCSC's Institute for Marine Sciences. |
Structure from Motion: Oral History of Reef Mapping in Hawaii |
Curtis Carter | Jamekia Collins, Amber Chulawat | 01-29-2022 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Darien, GA |
Curtis Carter is a seasoned shrimper from Darien, Georgia, who has been in the shrimping industry since the age of sixteen. Despite not having completed his education, Carter was able to support his family through his work in shrimping. His first boat was the "Night Train," which he owned and operated for about four years. He later worked on several other boats, including the Pay Tot and the El Mar in Key West, Florida, and the Shrimp Chaser, a giant herring boat. |
Boat Stories |
Curtis Kruer | Karen DeMaria | The Nature Conservancy, The Center for Marine Conservation | Big Pine Key, FL |
Curtis Kruer is a seasoned professional in the field of fisheries, with a wealth of experience and knowledge that spans several years. His career has been marked by a deep involvement in various aspects of the fishery industry, including research, data collection, and report writing. Kruer's work has been instrumental in contributing to the understanding of fishery dynamics, as evidenced by his numerous reports and documents that have been used as reference materials in the field. |
Changes in the Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem Based Upon Interviews with Experienced Residents | |
Cynthia Wendt | Dick Ristow | 03-13-2006 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Fond du Lac, WI |
Cynthia Wendt is interviewed by Dick Ristow about her personal involvement in sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. She tells about the challenges and enjoyment of sturgeon spearing, sharing her most memorable experiences. She talks about the people she has come to know through spearing and those that she met during the years that she owned Wendt’s On the Lake. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dac Truong | Linda VanZandt, Angel Truong Phan | 08-29-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Ocean Springs, MS |
Mr. Dac Truong is a Vietnamese-American shrimper living in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Truong was born on May 8, 1954, in Rach Gia, South Vietnam. His father was a fisherman, head captain, and carpenter who built his own boat. Mr. Truong was his co-captain. In 1982 Mr. Truong escaped Vietnam with his family, navigating to Malaysia as captain on a friend’s boat. They were later transferred to a camp in the Philippines where he learned some English. In 1984 Mr. Truong and his family finally made it to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where they lived for three years. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Dale & Paula Dearing | Deanna Caracciolo | 10-25-2016 | Oregon State University Marine Resource Management Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Voices from the West Coast | Port Orford, OR |
Interview with Dale and Paula Dearing. |
Graying of the Fleet |
Dan Aherne | Chip Warren, Matthew Fox | 07-26-2015 | Emmonak, AK |
Dan Aherne, the chief executive of New England Seafood, has been with the company since 2003, specializing in sales and marketing of fast-moving consumer goods. Prior to joining New England Seafood, Aherne worked with Unilever, gaining experience in sales and marketing. His focus at New England Seafood has been on the marketing of wild salmon, a product the company has been selling since 1998. |
Kings of The Yukon | |
Dan Earle | Anjuli Grantham | 08-01-2015 | Kodiak Historical Society | Kodiak, AK |
This oral history is part of the West Side Stories project of the Kodiak Historical Society. West Side Stories is a public humanities and art project that intended to document the history of the west side of Kodiak Island through oral history, photography, and art. The oral histories chart the personal stories of individuals with a longtime connection to the west side of Kodiak Island, defined for the scope of this project as the area buffeted by the Shelikof Strait that stretches from Kupreanof Strait south to the village of Karluk. |
West Side Stories |
Dan Folz | Kathleen Schmitt Kline | 07-10-2008 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Unknown |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviews Dan Folz about his involvement with sturgeon through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He discusses studying and managing sturgeon and spawning site monitoring programs. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dan Gerhardt | Dick Koerner | 07-18-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Pine River, WI |
Dan Gerhardt, interviewed by Dick Koerner, talks about some of his experiences with sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. He recalls learning to spear and important moments from the last fifty years. He discusses how things have changed, what he enjoys about the sport, and recipes. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dan Groeschel | Ronald M. Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline | 05-28-2008 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Fond du Lac, WI |
In an interview conducted by Ronald M. Bruch and Kathleen Schmitt Kline, Dan Groeschel explains his family history and how he got started spearing. He describes the first time he speared a sturgeon, and how he accidentally pushed his brother into a hole. He also talks about how Sturgeon for Tomorrow got started, and where he sees the club going in the future. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dan Harriman | Galen Koch, Matt Frassica | 03-01-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Dan Harriman is a fisherman who operates the state’s last mackerel weir in Cape Elizabeth, ME. His family came to the US from Denmark in the 1980s. He speaks about his experience fishing and discusses the issues he sees in the fishing industry such as unsustainability and lack of access. He believes these challenges stem from knowledge not being passed between generations and suggests that change needs to come from the bottom up. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Dan Keyser | Jinny Nathans | 06-06-2018 | American Meteorological Society | Denver, CO |
Dan Keyser is a distinguished meteorologist who began his career at an early age through an unpaid internship as a meteorological technician at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia between 1964 and 1971. His interest in weather was sparked in fifth grade when his teacher introduced a weather unit to the class. Keyser attended Penn State from 1971 through 1981, earning a B.S. in 1975, M.S. in 1977, and Ph.D. in 1981. During his time at Penn State, Rick Anthes was his adviser for all three degrees and had a profound influence on his career. |
American Meteorological Society Centennial Oral History Project |
Dan Miller | Sara Randall | 03-02-2012 | University of Maine | Tenants Harbor, ME |
Dan W. Miller, born in 1949, in Waterville, Maine, is a seasoned commercial fisherman with a rich history in the industry. He began his fishing career at a young age, obtaining his own lobstering license and boat at around seven years old. His commercial fishing journey started in the early 1970s. Despite not coming from a fishing family, Miller grew up in Cape Porpoise, a small harbor fishing community in Southern Maine, which is part of the town of Kennebunkport. He is a first-generation Mainer, with his father hailing from New Jersey and his mother from Massachusetts. |
Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience in Maine Fishing Communities |
Dan Orchard | Millie Rahn | 09-23-2006 | Working Waterfront Festival | New Bedford, MA |
Dan Orchard began his career as a fisherman, working in different fisheries along the Pacific Coast, from Southern California to Alaska. After leaving the Coast Guard, he ventured into lobster fishing but soon realized his passion lay in bigger boats, particularly draggers. Dan then worked on the boat The Travis and Natalie out of Point Judith, Rhode Island, where he gained extensive knowledge about fishing, including cutting, gutting, cleaning, and stacking fish on ice. Dan went on to explore different fisheries, including squid fishing and even caught rare species along the way. |
The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Dan Shannon | Angela Wilson | 02-16-2012 | NOAA | Scituate, MA |
Dan Shannon, 48, is a commercial fisherman out of Scituate, Massachusetts. He began fishing around age 15 and has had his own boat for 20 years. He currently fishes predominantly lobster on Stellwagen Bank and in Massachusetts Bay, but also catches codfish and haddock. He joined sector 10 because the common pool was not a viable option. Mr. Shannon believes that sector management is not the appropriate strategy and was implemented unfairly. |
Sector Management in New England |
Dan Warncke | Sandy MacFarlane | 12-10-2007 | Coastal Resource Specialists | Bourne, MA |
In 2007, Dan Warncke was a Natural Resources Officer and seasoned shellfisherman in Bourne, Massachusetts. His life and career have been inextricably linked to the waters and the shellfishing industry that defines much of the region's economic and cultural landscape. With years of hands-on experience, Warncke has witnessed the ebb and flow of the industry, adapting to the changes and challenges that have come with time. |
Cape Cod Shellfish Industry Interviews |
Dana Morse | Eliza Oldach , Natalie Springuel | 03-01-2019 | University of California, Davis, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute, Maine Fishermen’s Forum | Rockland, ME |
Dana Morse, from Walpole, ME, is a seasoned professional in the field of aquaculture and marine resource management. With over two decades of experience as a member of the Maine Sea Grant Program, he has dedicated his career to education, research, and technology transfer in the industry. As a co-founder of the Nice Oyster Company, Morse is also an oyster farmer, bringing practical hands-on knowledge to his work and bridging the gap between academia and industry. Scope and Content Note |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2019 |
Dana Rice | Sara Randall | 03-03-2012 | University of Maine | Birch Harbor, ME |
Dana Rice, born in 1948, is a former groundfisherman from Birch Harbor, Maine. He began his fishing career in 1957, tub trawling with his family. Rice describes the fishing community of his time as subsistence living, with most families making enough to live comfortably but not able to accumulate much in savings. Groundfishing was only a small part of Rice's income, making up less than ten percent before he left the fishery in 1982. |
Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience in Maine Fishing Communities |
Daniel "Dan" Rex | Earl Droessler | 06-17-1988 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Palestine, TX |
Daniel F. Rex was born on December 4, 1916, in Wichita, Kansas. His father, a physician, passed away when Rex was only six months old, leading him to be raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. His grandfather, Lloyd Farrell, a telegrapher and pioneer in Wichita, played a significant role in his upbringing and served as a father figure. Rex's early life was marked by adventure and responsibility, including a trip to Yucatan at the age of fourteen to buy 1100 head of cattle. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Daniel and Marie Cobb | Rachel Dolhanczyk, Pat Moore | 01-30-2013 | Bayshore Center at Bivalve Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center | Port Norris, NJ |
Marie Beebe Cobb was the daughter of Allen Beebe, owner of the Port Norris Iron Works, who fabricated and repaired oyster and surf clam dredges “drudges”, various equipment, oyster knives, hammers and did metal work for the shucking houses. Mr. Beebe got his start learning the trade as an apprentice to his uncle Archie Jackson in the mid-1940s at Dorchester Shipyard. Mr. Jackson then opened his own business with Bob Sutton and Mr. Blizzard in Bivalve. In 1962, Mr. |
New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore |
Daniel Devereaux | Galen Koch, Griffin Pollock | 03-02-2019 | Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute, Maine Fishermen’s Forum | Rockland, ME |
Daniel Devereaux, from Brunswick, ME, is harbor master, clam warden, and cofounder of Mere Point Oyster Company in Maquoit Bay. Scope and Content Note |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2019 |
Daniel Gilford | Jinny Nathans | 04-17-2018 | American Meteorological Society | Ponte Vedra, FL |
Daniel Gilford is an atmospheric scientist who has had a lifelong fascination with the power and impact of hurricanes. His interest in meteorology was sparked by his personal experiences with hurricanes in Florida during the 2004 hurricane season, when he was just fifteen years old. He vividly recalls the awe-inspiring power of Hurricane Jean, which caused a tree to crash down near his home. Gilford pursued his interest in meteorology at Florida State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree [3]. |
American Meteorological Society Centennial Oral History Project |
Daniel Hall | Christina Package-Ward | 07-14-2010 | NOAA-NMFS, Preserve America | Newport, OR |
Interview topics include background and how participant began fishing, social ties, Joint Venture fishing, multi-regional fishing, Kodiak history, and changes in fisheries management. |
Oregon Residents in Alaska's Historical Fishing |
Daniel Nguyen | Linda VanZandt | 02-22-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | New Orleans, LA |
Mr. Daniel Nguyen is the environmental justice coordinator for the Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans Versailles Community. He also currently serves as the project manager for the Viet Village Urban Farm and Sustainable Aquaculture Park, managing daily activities and helping to organize community fisherfolk and gardeners in a cooperative effort to market their goods to local New Orleans restaurants. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Daniel Quan Nguyen | Linda VanZandt, Angel Truong Phan | 08-29-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Biloxi, MS |
Reverend Daniel Quan Nguyen was born, one of five children, on July 15, 1941, in Tay Ninh Province (east of Saigon), South Vietnam. His parents were farmers and his father died when he was just a year old. Reverend Nguyen attended high school and university in Saigon, studying science and law, then becoming a high school math teacher. From 1968 to 1975, he served as an infantry commander in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnamese Army). He was stationed with the Fourth Battalion Regiment of the Seventh Division in the Mekong Delta. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Daniel Whittle | Mary Williford | 07-21-2016 | Carolina Coastal Voices | Carrboro, NC |
Dan Whittle was born on October 10, 1962, in Glasgow, Kentucky. He grew up in a small farming town in western Kentucky named Ridgefield. After his parents divorced when he was in third grade, he moved to New England, New Hampshire, where he spent the school year in Manchester and the summers on their farm in Kentucky. Whittle attended Manchester public schools and later decided to go back South for college. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. |
1997 North Carolina Fisheries Reform Act |
Daniel Wollersheim | Unknown | 08-03-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Unknown |
Daniel Wollersheim is interviewed about building ice saws and spears. Daniel tells stories about his days sturgeon spearing and explains the cleaning and cooking process for sturgeon. Interviewer identity unknown. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Danner Curtis | Anthony Britt, Amy Dalrymple, Matt Burton, Ben Deckers | 03-23-2004 | NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project | Ellsworth, ME |
Danner Curtis is a lobsterman based in Blue Hill Bay, Maine. Curtis did not come from a fishing family and was able to start fishing after filling out a Maine state license. There are now permit programs in place, including a student program that allows students to fish 150 traps in the summer as long as they attend college. |
Ellsworth High School - Maine |
Danny Hebb | Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV |
Danny Hebb 2-19-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings | ||
Danny Keeler | Sarah Calhoun | 07-18-2014 | Voices from the West Coast | Port Orford, OR |
POORT (Port Orford Ocean Resource Team) supports its mission of long term sustainability of ocean resources and community through various initiatives. These include the Blue Water Task Force which tests water quality monthly as well as the Port Orford Community Stewardship Area that has identified traditional fishing grounds. They also support many scientific efforts such as the Rockfish Tagging Project and the Dive Survey and Seaweed Collection. Members of the POORT provide interviews and discuss information that is important to the unique small community of Port Orford i |
Voices from POORT |
Danny Koch | Nancy Solomon | 06-03-1987 | Long Island Traditions | Baldwin Harbor, NY |
Danny Koch is a lifelong bayman who has been working the bay area for his entire life, just like his father, uncle, and grandfathers before him. Danny primarily focuses on catching killey, a type of bait, using traps that he sets in creeks where clam shells are found. Having learned the trade from his family, Danny's roots in the bay area go back to the early 1900s. |
Long Island Traditions |
Danny Murphy | Azure Cygler | 11-02-2012 | NOAA | Gloucester, MA |
Danny Murphy, 39, is a commercial fisherman out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Mr. Murphy's father started tuna fishing later in his life, eventually owning a trawler which piqued perked his son's interest in fishing as a profession. Mr. Murphy began working on his father's trawler at around 16 years of age and would fish for groundfish and also dredge occasionally for scallops and sea urchins. Currently, Mr. Murphy owns a 36-foot trawler and fishes inshore for groundfish and scallops and is a member of Sector 2 in Gloucester. |
Sector Management in New England |
Danny Ratfield | Unknown | 08-08-2019 | Southeast Fisheries Science Center | Panama City, FL |
Danny Ratfield is a seasoned expert in Florida's coastal areas and fisheries, with nearly 30 years of experience exploring locations like the Florida Keys and the Everglades. He advocates for studying and addressing red tide and water quality issues to restore the natural balance of the ecosystem, emphasizing the importance of sustainable solutions. Scope and Content Note |
A History of Red Tide events on the West Coast of Florida |
Dara Orbach | Maxwell McClure | 09-25-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Dara Orbach is a marine mammal biologist with a unique journey into the field. Unlike many of her peers who knew from a young age that they wanted to work with marine mammals, Dr. Orbach's path was more indirect and driven by her love for the coastal lifestyle. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where she fell in love with the coastal way of life. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Darlene Czeskleba | Kathleen Schmitt Kline | 06-05-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Unknown |
Darlene Czeskleba talks about her and her husband, Don Czeskleba, in an interview with Kathleen Schmitt Kline. Her husband was a state fish hatchery manager, and she discusses his job responsibilities, awards, achievements, and involvement in sturgeon management. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Darrell and Joan Heckler | Michael Kline | 04-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Darrell and Joan Heckler interview 4-14-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Darrell Gale | Samantha Sheppard, Megan Bull | 11-13-2021 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Darien, GA |
Darrell Gale is a seasoned commercial fisherman from Darien, Georgia. He comes from a long lineage of watermen, tracing back to Sir William Gale who served for King Arthur. His family migrated from the Isle of Man to the United States, where they settled in Darien, Georgia. Gale's grandfather worked for King George, rafting logs and fishing during off times. His father also followed the same path, serving in the Navy under Halsey before returning to shrimping. Gale himself has been on the waters since he was small, becoming a shrimp boat captain at the age of fourteen. |
Boat Stories |
Darrell Young | Julia Beaty | 05-14-2014 | NOAA Preserve America Initiative, Maine Sea Grant | Franklin, ME |
In this interview, alewife fisherman Darrell Young describes the Maine alewife fishery and some of the environmental challenges that this anadromous species faces. |
Maine Sea Grant Alewife and Eel Oral Histories |
Darryl Tagami | Edward Glazier | 08-05-2016 | NOAA-NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center | Aina Haina, HI |
Interview with Hazel Nishimura, Darryl Tagami, Betty Young, Marian Yong by Edward Glazier. All four interviewees are current or retired employees of the Honolulu Lab which became the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. |
Voices from the Science Centers |
Darwin Gale, Jr. | Cathy Sakas | Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary | Darien, GA |
Darwin Gale, Jr. is a commercial fishermen based in Darien, Georgia. |
Oral History of Georgia Fisheries |