Jon Tanguay, I

This week, I interviewed Jon Tanguay, for another segment from my native state. Jon lives in Harpswell, Maine. He's been lobstering his whole life, since he was going out with his uncle at age three. He said his parents told him his first word as a baby was "boat." He was lobstering on his own by age nine. Many lobstermen pick up their traps in the winter, but Jon has been lobstering year-round since about 1998. In colder months, lobster move off shore and lobstering becomes tougher, more expensive, more dangerous. Regarding terminology, steaming is when you're headed to your location and not fishing. In the winter, the commute, so to speak, takes about three hours. A gang, which Jon mentions, is a group of strings of traps in a particular area. In this case, the gang consisted of roughly 400 traps in one big area.  So you know: adult pilot whales are about 24 feet long and weigh about four tons. They feed on shrimp, squid, mackerel, herring, cod. They use echolocation to find their meals.   Awe, Nice! welcomes interviewees. If you have a moment you experienced while working outside and would like to share it, contact us at awenice.com. Our music is by my friend, Forrest Van Tuyl. You can find a link to his music and a donate button on our about page. Keep your eyes, ears, and mind open. Until next time.