Featuring over 60 unique interviews with attendees of the 2018 and 2019 Maine Fishermen’s Forum.
Valerie Peacock, an education consultant and head of the Eastern Maine Skippers Program from Bar Harbor, ME, speaks about how she came to love the ocean and fishing communities, her background ...
listen & learn moreTom Duym, from Lamoine, ME, shares his decade-long experience as an educator dedicated to supporting high school students from fishing backgrounds in developing skills and knowledge that are ...
listen & learn moreToby Stephenson, a boat captain for College of the Atlantic who lives in Ellsworth, ME, talks about his current role as well as the research he has conducted with students to determine the diets of...
listen & learn moreTim Sheehan a former teacher from Pembroke, ME, cofounded Gulf of Maine, Inc., a shellfish wholesaler. He talks about the innovative techniques he and his wife have used to recruit diggers and grow...
listen & learn moreSteven Burns, a lifelong lobster fisherman from Bar Harbor, ME, shares his memories of eventful days on the water, the lessons he learned from his mentor as a young fisherman, and reflections on ...
listen & learn moreSonya Corbett, a trap-maker with Sea Rose Trap Company in South Portland, ME, speaks about being a woman in the lobster industry, her transition to trap-making, her involvement with Portland ...
listen & learn moreSarah Madronal, a fisheries biologist from Cutler, ME, talks about her work with the Downeast Salmon Federation around protecting waterfront access and improving fish passage for river-run fish. ...
listen & learn moreSam Belknap, a project leader at the Island Institute from Damariscotta, ME, talks about his interests in the anthropology of climate change, the benefits of nonprofits, and the problems with ...
listen & learn moreRussell Kingman, a weir fisherman and fisheries advocate from Chatham, MA, discusses how he got started in weir fishing and the changes in the species he has been seeing in his nets due to climate ...
listen & learn moreRodman Sykes, a commercial fisherman from Point Judith, RI, begins his interview by talking about the changes in how young people get into the fishing industry. He focuses on how the advancement of...
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