This interview is with Adelmar “Tuddy” Urquhart, lifelong weir and stop seine fisher. Charlie Alley interviews Tuddy, or “Tudd”, as he calls him, as an old friend, there are many moments of...
listen & learn moreIn this interview, Willis Beal discusses boat building on Beals Island. He talks about building his shop in 1966 and the process of building boats in the winter and lobster fishing in the summer. ...
listen & learn moreThis interview is with Barna B. Norton, a native of Jonesport, Maine. Norton discusses his life's work, sharing stories of his fishing adventures with his father, as well as his experiences working...
listen & learn moreCharlie Alley and Bill Plaskon ask Ernest Kelley and Tuddy Urquhart about the process of getting permission to build a herring weir in the waters surrounding Jonesport, Maine, and about specifics ...
listen & learn moreThe oral history interview with Lillian Huntley, conducted by the Jonesport Historical Society, provides a comprehensive account of her family history and upbringing on Beals Island, Maine. The ...
listen & learn moreValerie 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 ...
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