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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

 Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, North Haven, ME

Chellie Pingree, a United States congresswoman from North Haven, ME, speaks about her work speaking to local lobstermen and how this yearʼs conversations have focused on concerns about the future of the fisheries with warming temperatures. She describes her own concerns for the future of her island community and the values and necessities of island life.

Interviewed by Galen Koch at the Maine Fishermen's Forum in 2018. To hear the full interview, please visit NOAA’s Voices Oral History Archive.