Interview with Richard Georgeson of Port St Mary about the fishing industry
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Date(s): 7 December 1996
Creator(s): Port Erin Marine Laboratory
Scope & Content: Tracks 1 & 2: Richard Georgeson of Port St Mary, a former fisherman who now works on the University of Liverpool research vessel the 'Reagan' talks to Matthew Slate. Richard talks about working in the fishing industry from the age of 15 around 1980; [break in the recording from 3 min. 51 sec. to 5 min. 41 sec.]; loving being at sea despite his chronic seasickness; changes in the industry including fishing quotas, DTI regulation, rising costs, advances in technology and equipment and over-fishing; decline of the Manx fishing fleet due to competition from large boats from elsewhere; Manx crews and safety; the good times he had fishing.
Woman is interviewed about being on a Manx fishing boat, the first boat in 1991, to fish and sell scallops in the Bristol Channel; keeping scallops fresh after being caught; recent and future prospect of fishing jobs in the Isle of Man; [recording abruptly ends mid-sentence].
Interview with a local fisherman about fishing in the Bristol Channel. He talks about catching scallops in the Bristol Channel; importance of keeping the catch fresh and finding a well established buyer; introducing scallops to Padstow in 1991; danger to fishing gear due to wrecks in shallow waters; keeping catch fresh when offshore for longer periods and from contamination; work options for school leavers before arrival of finance industry; new fishermen and training required; making a living from fishing.
Language: English
Extent: 1 hr. 2 min. 42 sec.
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 2019-0015/5
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Subject tags : #UOSH