Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry L. Howard
Publication Date
12-6-2010
Date
2010-08-31
Abstract
Oral history interview with recreational fisherman Emil LaViola. LaViola began fishing as a child and has been fishing in Fort Pierce since he moved there in 1977. He is familiar with the Oculina Bank and had some great fishing trips before the area was closed. As a bottom fisherman, he is now limited to the area where he can fish. LaViola does not like closing areas to recreational fishing. He favors trip limits and quotas for commercial fishing instead. He thinks that Oculina Bank should be open to recreational bottom fishing, if the concern is to protect the coral, since typical recreational fishers would not anchor there. In this interview, LaViola also discusses his personal fishing history, the types of fish he catches, the equipment he uses, and how he decides where to fish.
Keywords
Fisheries, Fishers, Fishery closures, Fishery management, Fishing
Extent
00:50:01; 28 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ft. Pierce (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
O06-00045
Recommended Citation
LaViola, Emil, "Emil LaViola Oral History Interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/3
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