New Voices from the Fisheries Database Launched
Susan Abbott-Jamieson
NOAA Fisheries Service
November 24, 2008 — With support from the Preserve America Grant Initiative and NOAA's Office of Science and Technology, social scientists Susan Abbott Jamieson and Patricia Pinto da Silva have partnered with academic institutions, historical societies and other government agencies around the country to create a clearinghouse for oral histories related to NOAA’s mission.
Banner from the Voices from the Fisheries Web site and database.
Photo Credit: NOAA.
The purpose of the Voices from the Fisheries Web site is to improve our understanding of and access to information about the human connection with our nation’s fisheries, the marine environment, and the Great Lakes. The goal of the project is to consolidate existing collections and encourage the creation of new oral history collections nationwide. Separately, each oral history provides an in-depth view into the professional and personal lives of individual participants. Together, they have the power to illuminate common themes, issues and concerns across diverse fishing communities over time and illustrate the rich cultural foundations of our nation's fisheries.
Women working on the line processing fish in mid twentieth century.
Photo Credit: NEFSC Photo Archives.
The Voices from the Fisheries database is available to the public to inform, educate, and provide primary information for researchers interested in the local, human experience of the surrounding marine environment. New oral histories are being added continuously. For more information about the project contact: voices@noaa.gov.
SAMPLE "Voices from the Fisheries" INTERVIEW
Tony Sougstad is a commercial trawler fisherman from Freeport, N.Y. He learned from traditional Italian and European fishers during the 1960s and 1970s. In this interview, he talks about the various methods and species he harvests, his experiences and his hopes for the future.
SAMPLE "Voices from the Fisheries" INTERVIEW
Cory Weyant is a full time commercial fisher from New York. He traps eels, crabs, killies and other finfish using traps he has built himself. He also works on trawler fishing boats. In this interview, he talks about how he grew up in Freeport and learned his skills through the community.
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