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Producer/Host: Tiegan Paulson, production assistant Additional credits: Thank you to Olivia Jolley, for finding interviewees and providing archival materials from the Swan’s Island Historical Society. Thank you to Galen Koch for editing and production assistance. Thanks to Natalie Springuel for production assistance. Coastal Conversations: Conversations with people who live, work, and play on the Maine coast, hosted by the University of Maine Sea Grant Program. This month: At the turn of the century Mainers up and down the coast were caught up in a rush for green gold. The green sea urchin fishery had grown incredibly lucrative. Communities like Swan’s Island saw people from all over the world showing up to dive, cull, and tend. These are the recollections of three of those people. Guest/s: Howard Dentremont – Urchin diver Jason Matthews – Urchin diver Jerry Smith – Captain of an urchin boat About the hosts: Natalie Springuel has hosted Coastal Conversation’s since 2015, with support from the University of Ma