Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Robert Cardin
Date
2010-08-31
Publication Date
Fall 11-30-2010
Abstract
Oral history interview with commercial fisherman Edward "Smitty" Smith. Smith has fished his own boat and other peoples' boats since the 1970s. He frequently fished the Oculina Bank and is very familiar with the area. After it was closed, he and his employer shifted their efforts further north to Cape Canaveral. Smith does not think that closed areas are a good fishery management tools and believes that there is a lot of overkill in the regulations. Fishermen used to limit themselves based on how much fish they could carry and when it should be offloaded; now people jump from one fishery to another, putting increased pressure on the other fishery. In this interview, Smith also describes his fishing history, the kinds of fish he caught, and the methods he used.
Keywords
Fisheries, Fort Pierce (Fla.), Fishers, Interviews, Fishery closures, Florida, Fishery management, Fishing
Subject: topical
Fisheries; Fort Pierce; Florida; Fishery closures; Fishery management; Fisher; Interviews; Fishing; Fishers
Subject: geographic
Florida, Fort Pierce
Language
English
Type
Sound
Genre
Oral history
Format
1 sound file (56 min.) : digital, MP3 file +
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Collection
Oculina Bank Oral History Project
Identifier
O06-00042
Recommended Citation
Smith, Edward, "Edward Smith oral history interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 20.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/20
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