Linda Greenlaw has been a deep-sea fisherman for 18 years, and she is the Grand Banks Fleet's first and only female swordfish captain. This led to a key position in Sebastian Junger's best-selling novel The Perfect Storm, as well as a protrayal in the film adaptation. She was born and raised in Maine and attended Colby College. Greenlaw presently resides on Isle du Haut, Maine, and works as a lobster boat captain.