Ellsworth High School - Maine

These interviews were conducted as part of Ellsworth High School's participation in the NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS) Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project 2003-2005. All 10th graders participated in this interdisciplinary project that involved English, History, Social Studies, and Biology classes. To read about the LFK Project, go to http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/lfkproject/.

Project Lead/POC

Joyce Whitmore

Interviewee	Interviewer	Dates of Interview	Location of Interview	Description	Contributing Organizations	Collection
Theodora Beal	Evan Beal, Cassandra Engstrom, Deanne Daigle, Zach Cravens	2005-03-22	Ellsworth Falls, ME United States	Theodora Beal, affectionately called "Gram," grew up in West Tremont, Maine, in a large family of six brothers and six sisters. Her father was a fisherman, and they lived by the water, surrounded by boats and the fishing industry. …	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Russell Boynton	Jeremy Grant, Hillary Camber	2006-06-04	Ellsworth, ME United States	Russell Boynton, born on June 4, 2005, is a resident of Ellsworth, Maine. He has been involved in worming for nearly 50 years, starting during his high school years in 1957. Russell's interest in worming sparked when he observed people carrying…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Paul Brayton	Will Buckingham	2004-05-06	Ellsworth, ME United States	Paul Brayton is a multifaceted individual who has pursued various occupations throughout his life. Born and raised in Ellsworth, Maine, Brayton began his career as a commercial fisherman after serving in the Navy as a pilot. He was drawn to the…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Wes Bunker	Becca Silsby, Mario Pinaro, Hernan Rave, Ashton Romer	2004-05-18	Ellsworth, ME United States	Wes Bunker is a part-time lobster fisherman and sea urchin diver in Hancock County, Maine. Scope and Content Note Wes Bunker, a lobsterman with ten years of experience, talks about his career choice, the start…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
John Crossman	Tom Crossman, Aaron Burton, Donald Awalt	2005-03-24	Ellsworth, ME United States	John Crossman has been a lobster fisherman for 23 years, starting in Frenchboro, an island off the coast. John learned fishing from his father. He currently fishes off Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, but keeps his fishing spots secret. …	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Danner Curtis	Anthony Britt, Amy Dalrymple, Matt Burton, Ben Deckers	2004-03-23	Ellsworth, ME United States	Danner Curtis is a lobsterman based in Blue Hill Bay, Maine. Curtis did not come from a fishing family and was able to start fishing after filling out a Maine state license. There are now permit programs in place, including a student program that…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Scott Fuller	Morgan Fuller, Carolyn Frank, Jessica Putnam, Isabel Hopkins, Janeka Haass	2005-04-01	Bar Harbor, ME United States	Scott Fuller, a former lobstering and scallop fisherman, was born in Maine. He embarked on his fishing career in 1983 and continued until 1987. Growing up in a coastal community, Scott developed an affinity for the sea and its unpredictable…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine
Billy Grindle	Brittany Fellis, Eric Folmer, Cameron Dows	2005-04-28	Ellsworth, ME United States	Billy Grindle, is a fisherman who used to fish for various types of fish from Eastport, Maine to California. He fished for scallops, lobsters, tilefish, butterfish, squid, mackerel, herring, porgies, giant Atlantic bluefin tuna, and oysters.…	NOAA/NMFS Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project	Ellsworth High School - Maine