Patricia Clay
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Tyler Chadwick | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Tyler Chadwick, 22 years old at the time of the interview, is a waterman in Newport, NC and co-owner of Chadwick's Seafood, a business that focuses on providing fresh North Carolina seafood to customers.. Tyler and his best friend got into fishing together in their teens, and have continued fishing and marketing their catch together ever since. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Newport, NC | NOAA | |
Andrew Arnett | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Andrew Arnett, 26 years old at the time of the interview, is a captain of Jonah crab and scallop boats in New Bedford, MA. He has been fishing since age 16 and running boats since age 22. As one of the youngest captains in the fleet, he sees himself as one of a select few who are keeping fishing heritage alive. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | New Bedford, MA | NOAA | |
Lenny Russo | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Lenny Russo, 27 years old at the time of his interview, describes working as the relief captain of a fleet boat in Portland, ME, after growing up working on a family fishing boat in Gloucester MA. Lenny is also the owner-operator of a seasonal salmon gillnet vessel in Bristol Bay, AK. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Gloucester, MA | NOAA | |
Zack Davis | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Zack Davis, 35 years old at the time of the interview, is a shrimp fisherman, high school shop teacher, and net maker in Marshallberg, NC. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Marshallberg, NC | NOAA | |
Brendan Damm | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Brendan Damm, 28 years old at the time of the interview, is a deckhand on lobster and gillnet boats in Montauk, NY. Despite growing up as the son of a fisherman, he never enjoyed fishing until he came back home from college with a new attitude and decided to make it his full-time occupation. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Montauk, NY | NOAA | |
Lyle Peele | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Lyle Peele, 29 years old at the time of the interview, is a fifth generation waterman in Manteo, NC. Lyle and his family have seen the industry change, and his feelings about it are complex. He owns three boats and has diversified his fishing methods to adapt to changing conditions. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Manteo, NC | NOAA | |
Carl Berg | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Carl Berg, 26 years old at the time of the interview, is a captain and deckhand on gillnet and crab boats in Sakonnet Point, RI and New Bedford, MA, as well as an oyster farmer and skiff owner-operator in the Sakonnet River. Carl did not grow up in a fishing family, but found his way to fishing as a summer job in high school, fishing full-time since finishing college. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Tiverton, RI | NOAA | |
Lucas Raymond | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Lucas Raymond, 28 years old at the time of the interview, is a deckhand and relief captain on the F/V Witchcraft in Rye, NH. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Rye, NH | NOAA | |
Christopher Knight | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Christopher Knight, 27 years old at the time of the interview, is a lobster boat deckhand in Matinicus and Spruce Head, ME. As a son and grandson of fishermen, he started fishing in the single digits. Unfortunately, a house fire destroyed the documentation of his student lobstering hours just before he turned eighteen, putting a fulltime commercial lobster license out of reach for him. Despite this setback, Christopher has continued to work as a fulltime fisherman. |
Sarah Schumann | Rockport, ME | NOAA | |
Matthew Peabody | Young Fishermen in the Northeast United States |
Matthew Peabody, 30 years old at the time of the interview, is a scallop boat captain out of Newport News, VA. He's the fourth generation in his family to work on the water. Matthew's family sold their fleet of scallop boats to Blue Harvest, a company that has expanded into a larger fleet. He now operates two scallop boats for that company, the Blue Canyon and the Blue Cove. Scope and Content Note |
Sarah Schumann | Newport News, VA | NOAA |