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Ovens: Oral History of Lyall Hogg and Ollie Evans
Lyall grew up in Merbien, and learnt to fish with his father. His uncle was a professional fisherman who built boats and sent his catch from Bourke to Sydney. He talks about irrigation;…
Tags: Bait fishing, Droughts, Fish kills, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishing industry, Floods, Irrigation, Ovens, Pesticides, Recreational fisher, Stream flow, Tobacco industry, Tournament fishing
Position: 194 (61 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Adam Pascoe and Ron Dawson
Adam and Ron talk about the conditions that fish find favourable to breed in. They recall the effect of the Black Saturday Fires (2009), the 'chocolate river' event, and the Yarrabulla…
Tags: Bushfires, Deforestation, Environmental conservation, Fish kills, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishes--Breeding, Lure fishing, Ovens, Pesticides, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 231 (44 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Greg Sharp
Born in 1964, Greg Grew up in Croydon, Melbourne, before working as a fisheries officer in northern Victoria. He shares his experience in freshwater fish research and surveying, and explains the…
Tags: Blackwater, Environmental conservation, Fish surveys, Fishing inspector, Fishing regulations, Ovens, Riparian restoration
Position: 157 (71 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Keith Snowden
Keith shares the things he enjoys about fishing and tells stories about life on the River. He talks about his fishing holidays, how he 'reads' the water, variance in the water's quality and his…
Tags: Fish populations, Fish stocking, Fishing regulations, Ovens, Recreational fisher, River engineering
Position: 210 (56 views)
Ovens: Images from interview with Keith Snowden
Tags: Ovens, Recreational fisher
Position: 185 (64 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Gary Hera-Singh
Gary is a commercial fisher in the Lower Lakes and Coorong Fishery for 28 years; a third generation fisher on his father’s side, and a fifth generation fisher on his mother’s side (lineage to the…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Acid sulfate soils, Coorong, Estuarine ecology, Fisheries, Fishes--Identification, Fishing regulations, Floods, Introduced species, Local history, Marine ecosystems, Ngarrindjeri people, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Sustainable fisheries, Trade routes, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 37 (143 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Tracy Hill
Tracy is a partner in a sustainable commercial fishery, which achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2008. She lives in Meningie and is a member of the Women’s Industry Network and Vice…
Tags: Blackwater, Coorong, Fishes--Identification, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Introduced species, Marine ecosystems, Marine protected areas, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Sustainable fisheries
Position: 171 (68 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Images from interview with Tracy Hill
Tracy is a business partner in the sustainable commercial fishery, which achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification…
Tags: Coorong, Professional fisher
Position: 177 (66 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Henry Jones
Born in 1941, Henry is a sixth generation commercial fisher, and also ran a yabby restaurant for thirty years. He talks about learning to fish from his father, a commercial fisherman at Renmark, in the…
Tags: Aboriginal spirituality, Aquifers--Australia, Barrages, Coorong, Cultural flows, Dams--Australia, Ecological sustainability, Fishes--Breeding, Fishing industry, Fishing regulations, Floods, Irrigation, Land custodianship, Livestock, Professional fisher, Restoration ecology, Riparian areas, River engineering, Salinisation, Siltation, Sustainable fisheries, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality
Position: 138 (76 views)