Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry Howard
Date
2010-09-01
Publication Date
Fall 12-7-2010
Abstract
Oral history interview with charter boat captain James Gallagher. Gallagher moved to Fort Pierce in 1989 and has been running charter or party boats since his arrival. He is somewhat familiar with the Oculina Bank but never fished there much since it is too deep for his method of fishing. Gallagher does not think much of closed areas to fishing, including the Oculina Bank protected area, because he does not believe they improve the fish stock. Enforcement of closed areas is also a problem. He favors bag limits or quotas, which curtail the human desire to take as many fish as possible, but his preferred fishery management tool is restriction to hook and line fishing, as this method gives the fish the choice to bite or not to bite. In this interview, Gallagher also discusses his fishing history and the way his charter business works.
Keywords
Fisheries, Fort Pierce (Fla.), Fishers, Interviews, Fishery closures, Florida, Fishery management, Fishing, Charter boat captains
Subject: topical
Charter boat fishing; Florida; Fort Pierce; Charter boat captains; Interviews; Fisheries; Fishery closures; Fishers; Fishing
Subject: geographic
Florida, Fort Pierce
Language
English
Type
Sound
Genre
Oral history
Format
1 sound file (32 min.) : digital, MP3 file +
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Collection
Oculina Bank Oral History Project
Identifier
O06-00046
Recommended Citation
Gallagher, James (Interviewee), "James Gallagher oral history interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/2
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