
Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry Howard
Date
2010-08-31
Publication Date
Fall 12-6-2010
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, Fort Pierce (Fla.), Fishers, Interviews, Fishery closures, Florida, Fishery management, Fishing
Subject: topical
Fisheries; Florida; Fishery closures; Fishery management; Fisher; Interviews; Fishing
Subject: geographic
Florida, Fort Pierce
Language
English
Type
Sound
Genre
Oral history
Format
1 sound file (50 min.) : digital, MP3 file +
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Collection
Oculina Bank Oral History Project
Identifier
O06-00045
Recommended Citation
LaViola, Emil (Interviewee), "Emil LaViola oral history interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/3