Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry L. Howard
Publication Date
11-17-2010
Date
2010-08-28
Abstract
Oral history interview with recreational fisherman Bill Thiess. Thiess regularly fishes around the restricted Oculina Bank area and continues to troll over it as trollingis not a prohibited activity there. He is in total support of the area's closure and is particularly concerned with environmental resources. Thiess thinks that closing areas to fishing is a good management tool, more effective than quotas and size limits, since the closed areas give fish a place to breed and grow undisturbed, from which they can go to open areas. He also points out that fishermen are not the only pressure on fish: wastewater and runoff are also major concerns. In this interview, Thiess also discusses his fishing history, the types of fish he catches, and the methods he uses.
Keywords
Fisheries, Fishers, Fishery closures, Fishery management, Fishing
Extent
01:03:41; 38 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ft. Pierce (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
O06-00040
Recommended Citation
Thiess, William, "William Thiess Oral History Interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/4
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