Matthew Barr interviewed Nancy Edens for the Wild Caught project. Nancy Edens is a member of the Millis family, a long-standing family in Sneads Ferry with deep roots in the local fishing industry. The interview covers several key topics, including the historical and current state of the shrimping industry in Sneads Ferry. Edens reflects on the community's evolution, noting the increase in population and the rise in property values, which have made it difficult for long-time residents to afford waterfront properties.

In 2003, Matthew Barr interviewed Nancy Edens for the "Wild Caught" oral history project. Nancy is an activist for fishermen and a promoter of "Wild-Caught" shrimp. She is actively involved with the Southern Shrimp Alliance and has a background in the shrimping industry, with her husband and family being long-time commercial fishermen in Sneads Ferry. The interview covers significant challenges faced by the shrimping industry in the early 2000s, focusing on the impact of imported shrimp on domestic prices and the formation of the Southern Shrimp Alliance.

Pam Davis Morris was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1962. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a medical technician. The family moved to Beaufort, North Carolina when she was five years old, and later, Smyrna, North Carolina. Morris began her career in the seafood industry at a young age, working at a fish house and heading shrimp when she was just fifteen. She attended college at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she earned degrees in Art and Art Education.

Matthew Barr interviewed Patricia Huie for the Wild Caught project. Patricia Huie, who has lived in Richlands, North Carolina, for sixteen years, serves as the Collections Manager for the Onslow County Museum. She started at the museum as a part-time registrar and eventually evolved into her current role, which combines artifact registration with curatorial and research responsibilities.

Dr. Pat Tester, a respected figure in the field of oceanography, has dedicated her career to studying and understanding marine ecosystems. Growing up in Oklahoma, her love for the natural world led her to pursue a Bachelor's Degree at California State University at Sonoma in 1972. Seeking further specialization, she obtained her Master's Degree in Oceanography from Oregon State University in 1976 and went on to complete her Ph.D. in the same field at OSU in 1983. In 1976, Dr.

Matthew Barr interviewed Paul Huie for the Wild Caught project. Paul Huie is a fisher, clammer, and lifelong resident of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina. Born into a family with strong ties to both farming and fishing, Huie grew up immersed in the maritime culture of the region. His father, originally from Arkansas, settled in Sneads Ferry after his service in the military, establishing a seafood business that dealt in oysters, clams, shrimp, and various fish, hauling them to markets as far as Baltimore, Maryland.

Peter originally hails from Connecticut, but at an early age, his family moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina. He attended East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Shortly after graduation, Peter took a brief job with Allied Chemical Company. Peter moved to Carteret County, NC, in 1979 and he accepted a Physical Science Technician position at NOAA’s Beaufort Laboratory in March. Peter worked for Dr. Peter Hanson for his initial five years at the Laboratory; then, he worked for Dr.

• Born and raised in Raleigh, NC
• Graduated from North Carolina State University with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Biology
• Drafted by the US Army
• Employed as Fisheries Biologist at the Beaufort Lab 1961-1989

 Dr. Randolph “Randy” L. Ferguson was born in Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Michigan and
spent his formative years there.

 During his mid-teens the family moved to New York; there, he enrolled in Cornell University and graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor’s Degree concentrating in Environmental Sciences.

 He entered graduate school at Florida State University in Tallahassee and received his Ph.D. from FSU in 1971; his dissertation dealt with the effects of light and temperature on the growth and productivity of phytoplankton.

On July 11, 2000, Matthew Barr interviewed Ray Swaney, Jr. for the Wild Caught oral history project in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina. Ray Swaney, Jr. is the son of a commercial fisherman and grew up observing the challenges faced by his father in the shrimping industry. This experience shaped his decision to pursue higher education rather than continue in commercial fishing. Swaney discusses his childhood aspirations of owning a shrimp boat, which changed due to increasing regulations in the fishing industry, financial strain, and concerns about the industry's future.