Interview with Vic Wann regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date1989 - 1990
Object numberANMS0871[098]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Vic Wann in Geraldton, Western Australia, as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on Vic Wann's career in fishing, his entry into crayfishing, early boats, areas fished, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, early catches, number of boats, problems in early days, prices for the product, condition of the islands, accidents, weather cyclones, rat plague, problems further north, number of boats in the Abrolhos, market for the fish, fishing the mid west coast, scallops dredging, prominent people in the industry, prawning at Exmouth, shark fishing, equipment, prices and costs, relations with the Fisheries Department, problems of finance, penalties for infringements, the aquaculture threat and personalities in the early industry.HistoryThis recorded interview with Vic Wann 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.
