“Fishing is huge. I think it is a huge driver not only of our economy, but of the culture. I think also it is under appreciated.”
Bill Hall lives in Newport, Oregon, and is the Lincoln County Commissioner in his fourth term. He was born in Portland, and lived there until he was 26. He did some graduate work in Portland, and then moved to Newport to become a reporter for The News Times, and the news director, covering the local government, for a group of radio stations.
Laura Anderson, a third-generation commercial fisherwoman, began fishing with her father at the age of 14, engaging in salmon trawling and crab fishing along the Northern California coast. Her experiences as a female in the male-dominated fishing industry were shaped by her father's accommodating approach, which made her time on the boat more comfortable. After her fishing years, Laura studied marine policy and science in college.
