Doyle, Gordon. Interview about life and the fishery in Petty Harbour.

• Main Author: Barrett, Terra
• Other Authors: Doyle, Gordon
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Work; Towns; Fishers; Commercial fishing; Fishing; Communities; Doyle; Gordon; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/5349

Interview with Gordon Doyle focuses on growing up in Petty Harbour, social events in the community, and changes to the fishery and Petty Harbour. Introductions; Gordon Gerald Doyle was born November 23, 1963 in St. John’s; Doyle grew up in Petty Harbour in a large family; 0:55 - Children’s games; 2:20 - School; 4:35 - Fishing; 5:23 - Story of Doyle’s grandfather; 7:19 - Icebergs during the fishing season; Doyle explains how he is the last pre-moratorium crew member; 11:24 - Folk beliefs on the water; 14:25 - Issues on the water; 17:55 - Doyle’s mom walks through; 18:40 - Changes in the fishery--from cod to crab; 20:35 - The craft of cod traps; 22:38 - Description of winter months when the fishery is not ongoing; 24:12 - Loss of fishery knowledge; Working with twine; 25:31 - Farming; 26:08 - Explains the origin of Petty Harbour Dogs; 27:15 - Farming; 27:50 - Newfoundland cod trap described; Japanese cod trap described; 31:51 - Doyle draws the difference between the two traps; 40:27 - Occupational jokes, tricks and stories; 45:51 - Doyle recites the smoke room on the Kyle; Description of when Doyle would repeat the recitation; 52:25 - Other recitations; Doyle explains the story of the algebra slippers; 54:11 - Description of the seal fishery off Catalina; 55:01 - Doyle describes catching sharks; Swimming off the boat; Describes seeing leatherback turtles; 59:48 - Doyle explains joking with older fishermen; Doyle makes another cup of tea; 1:03:58 - Explanation of fishing berths; 1:05:03 - Placement of berths; Names of the berths; Arguments over the berths; 1:09:23 Doyle gives his mother Mrs. Doyle some cookies; 1:10:00 - Trouting; Salmon Fishing; Labrador countryside; 1:12:06 - Changes in Petty Harbour--changes to the landscape, addition of a wharf, trees returning to the area; 1:13:58 - Describes the shift to bigger boats; Explains that the people of the harbour are still the same; Living in a small community; 1:15:28 - Pushing out the boats; Addition of individual quotas; Loss of camaraderie; 1:19:28 - Love of ...