Title
Anabranch: Oral History of Clayton Sharpe
Description
An interview in three parts, conducted at the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre with Clayton Sharpe, a Fish Biologist and specialist in Yellowbelly.
Born in 1974, Clayton grew up in Mildura, angling and yabbying in the irrigation channels, rivers, backwaters and the Great Anabranch. A passionate recreational fisher and scientist, Clayton recalls memories of the Riverina before the changes to irrigation in the 1990s; the ancient rivers and creeks around Mungo National Park; Darling River floods and floodplains; floods (1990s); droughts (1980s, 2000s).
Mention of Witchetty (Bardi) grubs, moths, and a variety of Gudgeon fish species.
Born in 1974, Clayton grew up in Mildura, angling and yabbying in the irrigation channels, rivers, backwaters and the Great Anabranch. A passionate recreational fisher and scientist, Clayton recalls memories of the Riverina before the changes to irrigation in the 1990s; the ancient rivers and creeks around Mungo National Park; Darling River floods and floodplains; floods (1990s); droughts (1980s, 2000s).
Mention of Witchetty (Bardi) grubs, moths, and a variety of Gudgeon fish species.
Creator
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
University of Technology, Sydney
Contributor
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Date
2010-11-12
Access Rights
Restricted access. Permission to access this data may be sought by contacting data-librarian@uts.edu.au
License
AusGOALRestrictive
Mediator
Mediated access. Interviewee's consent condition: Anyone who wants to access this material needs clearance from Clayton Sharpe first, and drafts of publications drawn from this material need to be checked with Clayton Sharpe.
Interviewer
Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
Clayton Sharpe
Location
Mildura, VIC
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