Oculina Bank Oral History Project

Interviewee

Victor Shilling

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Interviewer

Terry L. Howard

Publication Date

8-31-2010

Date

2010-03-11

Abstract

Oral history interview with charter boat captain Victor Shilling. Shilling has been fishing in Fort Pierce since 1970 and has kept a boat there for most of that time. After retiring from Lockheed Martin, he bought a new boat and a friend suggested he start a charter business. Shilling does not bottom fish much, preferring to troll, but he is familiar with Oculina Bank; he is careful that his fishing charters do not bottom fish in that area. None of the regulations made to Oculina Bank have particularly affected his fishing or his business. Shilling prefers quotas or closed seasons as fishery management tools, as opposed to closing an entire area. In this interview, Shilling also explains how his charter boat business works, describing the places where he takes clients and a typical day's events.

Keywords

Charter boat captains, Charter boat fishing, Fisheries, Fishers, Fishery closures, Fishery management, Fishing

Extent

00:45:21; 23 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Ft. Pierce (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

O6-00008

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