Tom 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 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 morePhilip Conkling, co-founder and former president of the Island Institute from Camden, ME, recounts how his early work as a forestry surveyor on offshore Maine islands led him to focus instead on ...
listen & learn moreWith over 40 years of experience as a Merchant Marine Captain, Mike Flanagan—from Thomaston, ME—wants to support young Mainers in pursuing a similar career path and building the skills ...
listen & learn moreMary Beth Tooley, an employee for O’Hara Corporations from Lincolnville, ME, talks about the looming issue of bait shortage and how it is affecting O’Hara’s business, her personal life, and ...
listen & learn moreJohn Mitchell, Joey Evangelista, Jamie Campbell, and Steven Kenney are high school students from Mount Desert Island, ME, who were part of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries’ Eastern Maine ...
listen & learn moreEdwin and Freda McKie talk about what it means to go lobstering on Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada, touching upon the gear they use, the regulations in place, and the different social dynamics ...
listen & learn moreCormac Hondros-McCarthy, from Lowell, MA, is part of a team of engineers at LobsterLift LLC developing ropeless lobster traps to reduce the risk of whale entanglement. In this interview, he ...
listen & learn moreBobby Ingalls and Reggie Lee, fishermen from Bucks Harbor, ME, and Westport Island, ME, respectively, discuss longlining, lobstering, shrimping, and groundfishing, focusing on how the industries ...
listen & learn moreAdam Mistler, a representative from the environmental NGO Ocean Conservancy in Washington, DC, talks about their efforts to include and listen to fishermen and other ocean stakeholders in their ...
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