Interview with Jim Bridge regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date1989 - 1990
Object numberANMS0871[063]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 11 mm
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Jim Bridge in Lutana, Tasmania as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on Jim Bridge's entry into fishing, species and areas he fished, fishing methods, retaining fish, barracouta, tow lines, the disappearance of barracouta, barracouta boats, smoking fish, licence transferability, difficulties of management, changes in nets, reduction of crayfish, crayfish research, pollution, warming waters, prospects for the future, aquaculture in Tasmania, lack of interest, reef fish, marketing in Melbourne, filleting barracouta, fish auction, crayfishing in Tasmania, shark fishing, waste of fish, changes in the industry, decline in crayfish, scallop dredging, effect on dredging, management techniques and recreational versus professional fishing.HistoryThis recorded interview with Jim Bridge 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.