Oral history interview with Tim Begue, conducted by Greg Smoak (audio and transcript)

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Title Oral history interview with Tim Begue, conducted by Greg Smoak (audio and transcript)
Description Mr. Begue talks about his early life and his first experiences at Great Salt Lake when he went sailing with his family. He worked as a river guide and his boss at one of the companies suggested they go into the brine shrimp business. Tim talks about starting to fish for brine shrimp and the beginnings of the business he started, Prime Artemia. He describes the overall process of brine shrimping, from the work and competition on the lake to the processing and distribution. Mr. Begue talks about closing industry on the lake and the process of acquiring a certificate of registration to fish. He sold his business in 1996. Finally, Tim describes some of his favorite places on Great Salt Lake and recounts some of his favorite experiences.
Creator Begue, Tim
Contributor Smoak, Greg
Date 2014-04-29
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Subject Great Salt Lake (Utah); Agriculture; Artemia
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Collection Number and Name A1310 Great Salt Lake Oral History Collection
Type Text; Sound
Format application/pdf
Extent 36 pages; 1:20
Language eng
Rights
Rights Holder Begue, Tim
Relation https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007
ARK ark:/87278/s6grhnad
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Is Part of Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project
Setname uum_gslohc
ID 1732668
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6grhnad