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But this is only a retirement enterprise. He started life as a scientist, but was lured to the public service firstly by Gough Whitlam. When the Whitlam government fell- he went to work for the territories conservation department and so was an early cross over of science and bureaucrat. But all the time he was an avid recreational fisherman. He has been a long time advocate of building bridges between science and recreational fishing and strongly believes that mass communication is the way to go. He has written for popular Rec fishing magazines and newspapers for decades. He also has a regular spot on radio. He sees the tackle shop as a type of liminal space where he can translate science for fishers and gather information and knowledge from fishers for science. I think that Bryan's interview has lots of gems - but the section that I particularly liked was when he and I went over to the lures and he talked to me about how they work; their design and the ways that they replicate nature. He gives very strong endorsements of the Native Fish Strategy. \r\n"]]]],["element",{"elementId":"81"},["name","Spatial Coverage"],["description","Spatial characteristics of the resource."],["elementTextContainer",["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7831"},["text","Burrinjuck Dam (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7832"},["text","Yass River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7833"},["text","Murrumbidgee River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7834"},["text","Goodradigbee River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7835"},["text","Nepean River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7836"},["text","Avon Dam (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7837"},["text","Cordeaux Dam (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7838"},["text","Cataract Dam (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7839"},["text","Mongarlowe River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7840"},["text","Shoalhaven River (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7841"},["text","Googong Reservoir (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7842"},["text","Wee Jasper (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7843"},["text","Burrendong Dam (NSW)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7844"},["text","Lake Ginninderra (ACT)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7845"},["text","Lake Burley Griffin (ACT)\r\n"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"7846"},["text","Lachlan River (NSW)\r\n"]]]],["element",{"elementId":"49"},["name","Subject"],["description","The topic of the resource"],["elementTextContainer",["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9686"},["text","Fish populations"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9687"},["text","Fishes--Migration"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9688"},["text","Fishes--Breeding"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9689"},["text","Fishes--Speciation"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9690"},["text","Fish stocking"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9691"},["text","Fish kills"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9692"},["text","Fishes--Diseases"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9693"},["text","Lure fishing"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9694"},["text","Bait fishing"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9695"},["text","Fishing--Australia"]],["elementText",{"elementTextId":"9696"},["text","Fishing industry"]]]]]]],["tagContainer",["tag",{"tagId":"134"},["name","Bait fishing"]],["tag",{"tagId":"161"},["name","Fish kills"]],["tag",{"tagId":"153"},["name","Fish populations"]],["tag",{"tagId":"73"},["name","Fish stocking"]],["tag",{"tagId":"122"},["name","Fishes--Breeding"]],["tag",{"tagId":"235"},["name","Fishes--Diseases"]],["tag",{"tagId":"62"},["name","Fishes--Migration"]],["tag",{"tagId":"155"},["name","Fishes--Speciation"]],["tag",{"tagId":"60"},["name","Fishing industry"]],["tag",{"tagId":"166"},["name","Lure fishing"]],["tag",{"tagId":"40"},["name","Murrumbidgee"]],["tag",{"tagId":"48"},["name","Native Fish Strategy"]],["tag",{"tagId":"7"},["name","Recreational fisher"]]]]]