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Interview with Bob Jones regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date12 December 1989
Object numberANMS0871[194]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Bob Jones in Dunsborough, Western Australia, as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on Bob Jones' career in the fishing industry, diving for crayfish, scallop trawling and shark fishing, changes in salmon fishing, government involvement, overseas imports, noise pollution and ocean litter, the future of fishing in Western Australia, overseas capital inflow, local personalities in the industry, wet fishing, further research needed and recreational fishing.HistoryBob Jones is widely experienced in a number of fisheries in Western Australia including salmon fishing, trawling for scallops, prawning, shark fishing and diving for crayfish.
This recorded interview with Bob Jones 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.