Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum

Sam Ladley, Brunswick, ME

Sam Ladley summered on the island of Matinicus, Maine when he was a child and started lobstering with his father and fellow youngsters by the age of eight. Ladley shares stories from his childhood fishing with his family and friends including how he survived a sinking ship accident and how, another time, their boat’s engine broke in a thick fog.

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

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