28 Years at Sea in fixed lobster, mobile multispecies trawl and urchins. Captain of F/V Teresa Marie IV for 14 years. 

Fourth generation lobsterman of 20+ years from Friendship, ME. Started lobstering as a child with his father and bought his first boat at 12. Participated in other fisheries over the years such as halibut, tuna, menhaden seining, and shrimp trapping. F/V Knotty Lady.

Lobster and halibut fishermen, 17 years of experience. 

Captain of F/V Stonecutter.

Lobster wife, mother and wharf owner. 

Now living with his wife and two sons in southern Maine, Dusty has been lobstering and seining for Herring and Menhaden for the past several years. His background is in human intelligence which has taken him all over the world.

Born and raised in Maine lobstering community. Operated video production company in Mass. for 12 years. Filmed The Maine Reset.

Fourth generation Maine native and mother of two. 20 years in the commercial fishing industry. Award-winning freelance journalist. Author of The Nunans of Cape Porpoise.

10 years at sea - multispecies groundfish and menhaden. Captain of F/V Susan & Jessica.

30+ years at sea lobstering. Captain of F/V Provider.

Lifelong Gulf of Maine lobsterman and groundfisherman. Experience groundfishing in the Bering Sea.

Internationally acclaimed lifelong harvester. Seasoned sword boat captain for along the eastern coast of South and North America. Bestselling nonfiction author.

40 years in all fisheries including groundfish, lobster and tuna. Captain of F/V Odessa

Full-time lobsterman since 1988 with experience harvesting lobsters, groundfish, scallops, urchins and shrimp.

Proud father of 5 & lifelong fisherman. Vice Chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Sipayik term '22-'26 & commercial fisher for lobster, scallop, sea urchin, & elvers. Former chief of police & tribal council member. Owner of The Cannery in Eastport, ME.

44 years in commercial fishing. Clam digger & Elver harvester by trade. Second term state legislator, serving on the Marine Resources Committee. Chairman of the shellfish committee in Waldoboro and member of the Maine DMR Advisory Council.

Lobsterman of 44 years from Cutler, ME. Advocate for Downeast Lobstermen and currently Chair of the Zone A Council and member of the Department of Marine Resources Lobster Advisory Council. Harvests alongside his two sons in the “Grey Zone.”

Commercial groundfisherman and tuna fisherman since the 80’s. Owner of Angelica Seafoods in Gloucester. An enthusiastic advocate for the American commercial fishing industry and star on the hit TV show Wicked Tuna. 

Married father of two. Began fishing with his father at the age of five. For the last 23 years, he has fished alongside four generations of his family primarily for fluke, scup, squid and whiting. Captain of the F/V Tradition in Stonington, CT.

John has 45 plus years experience at sea Lobstering, scalloping, and ground fishing. He is the captain of the F/V Mary Baker, Portsmouth NH. John is passionate about preserving the industry for the next generations to come.