Oculina Bank Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Terry L. Howard
Publication Date
11-3-2010
Date
2010-08-05
Abstract
Oral history interview with former commercial fisherman Robert Christensen. Christensen began fishing with his father when he was a teenager and eventually began running his father's boat on his own. The Oculina Bank was one of their main fishing areas and the source of 50 percent of their income. The increasing regulations to the area had a negative effect on their fishing, to the extent that, in 1998, they had to sell their boat. After that, Christensen became a plumber and worked at other land jobs, including in a fish market. Christensen is opposed to closed areas but accepts limits, although in his opinion, nature sets its own regulations and limits. He does not believe that commercial fishing has a future in Fort Pierce due to the increased regulation; like him, many other fishermen can no longer afford to do it and are selling their boats.
Keywords
Fisheries, Fishers, Fishery closures, Fishery management
Extent
00:32:19; 20 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ft. Pierce (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
O6-00037
Recommended Citation
Christensen, Robert Leonard, "Robert Leonard Christensen Oral History Interview" (2010). Oculina Bank Oral History Project. 7.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oculina_ohp/7
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