Interview with Tim O'Brien regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date1989 - 1990
Object numberANMS0871[044]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Tim O'Brien in Geelong, Victoria, as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on Tim O'Brien's early years, his entry into Fisheries Department, departmental organisations, role of Fisheries Offices, changes in fisheries, sharking, introduction of mesh nets, crayfish grounds, cannery at Portland, salmon fishing, depletion of stock, pollution, problem of seals, fisheries management, shark size limits, regulations, season, amateur fishing, lack of research, professionals and amateur, King George whiting, abalone poaching, export price efforts, mercury in sharks, tuna, scallops, squid, benefit of common resource, licence transfer; eel fishing, eels and shark bait, export of eels, eel farming, skipters eels and local market.HistoryThis recorded interview with Tim O'Brien 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.
