Interview with Keith Melhuish regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date1989 - 1990
Object numberANMS0871[037]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Keith Melhuish in Geelong, Victoria, as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on his entry into fishing, boats and nets, scarcity of fish, limitations of efforts, prices of product, decline in catch rates, effects of scallop dredging, pollution in Port Phillip Bay, mercury in shark, need for research, protection society, management of fisheries, lack of resources, professional fishermen's associations, problem of recreational fishing, marketing, prospects for fishing, taking undersized fish, methods of control and transferability of licences.HistoryThis recorded interview with Keith Melhuish is part of a larger series produced as result of an oral history research project conducted by the Economics Department of Murdoch University and coordinated by Malcolm Tull. The project commissioned researchers in every Australian state to interview fishermen and others involved in catching, processing and marketing fish. Their research involved questions about daily work, personal memories of life in the Australian fishing industry as well as questions about the economics of the industry.SignificanceThis collection of recorded interviews is significant in providing a comprehensive record of commercial fishing from the 1950s to the 1990s across Australia.
