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Don 'Spider' Cunningham is a recreational fisher who is part of the Narrabri Fishing Club and has resided in Narrabri (NSW) his entire life. He has strong ties with the area with his father also from Narrabri and his mother from nearby Wee Waa (NSW).
In this interview Spider discusses his childhood and youth around the Namoi River and also how the onset of maturity saw his views change toward the river to those of conservation and sustainability. He talks about his involvement with the fishing club and how they have been working for the past 25 years on the river. He discusses the fishing restrictions placed upon fishers, restocking efforts, fish feeding habits, the changes of the fish population and the predatory and cannibal nature of the Murray Cod.
Mentioned: Turtle, bream, trout, sparrow, starling, willow tree, azolla.
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Item: Namoi River |
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Item: Prof. Heather Goodall Item: Dr Jodi Frawley |
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Item: State Library of New South Wales Item: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA) |
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Item: Murray Cod Item: Spangled Perch |
Item: Namoi: Images from interview with Don 'Spider' Cunningham |
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