Florida Fishing Captains Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry L. Howard
Publication Date
9-28-2023
Date
December 2019
Abstract
In this interview Samuel Crutchfield, a former Florida commercial fisherman, discusses his decades of experience fishing in the Florida waters, the changes he has seen on the fishing industry and the evolution of laws and regulations governing fishing. Born in 1939 in Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida, Crutchfield recalls spending his childhood fishing with his dad, joining the Coast Guard right out of high school, and his early days of commercial fishing in the 1960s. He concludes with anecdotes about finding abandoned boats, accidents he witnessed and humorous fishing episodes.
Keywords
Fish industry, Commercial fishing industry, Fishing boats, Anglers, Fishermen, Overfishing, Weather forecasting, Kingfish, Ocean temperature, Fish population, United States. Coast Guard, Fishing tournaments, Offshore fishing, Sailfish, Dredging
Extent
02:30:58; 53 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Fort Pierce (Fla.); Gulf of Mexico
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
F70-00012
Recommended Citation
Crutchfield, Sam and Crutchfield, Samuel, "Sam Crutchfield Oral History Interview" (2023). Florida Fishing Captains Oral History Project. 15.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_fishing_ohp/15
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