Farvour, Jeff, interviewee. Wisniewski, Josh, interviewer. Wilson, Marissa, 1990- photographer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Digital photographs Color 2020-2030. gmgpc Sound recordings. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Interviews. lcgft eng Jeff Farvour (b.1969) grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and moved to Alaska to take a job as a deckhand and cook on a tugboat -- despite not knowing how to cook -- and later spent a year processing and fishing on a boat in the Bering Sea. In this interview, he talks about his decision to move to Alaska; his experiences working in various sectors of Alaska's fishing industry--including as a Sitka-based salmon troller and halibut fisherman; the impact of climate change; tourism and changes in Alaskan culture; and how “fishing is a different head space.” Recorded at the interviewee's boat, Sitka, Alaska, March 24, 2022. Beyond the Breakwater: Gulf of Alaska Small-Boat Fishermen: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2021-2022 (AFC 2021/007) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Farvour, Jeff--Interviews. Fishers--Alaska--Interviews. Fishers--Alaska--Social life and customs. Fishing--Alaska--Alaska, Gulf of. Trolling (Fishing)--Alaska--Alaska, Gulf of. Self-employed. Material culture--Alaska. Work environment. Fisheries--Technological innovations. Pacific salmon fisheries--Climatic factors. Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska)--Social life and customs. Beyond the Breakwater: Gulf of Alaska Small-Boat Fishermen: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2021-2022 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2021007.afc2021007_015_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at: Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.