Fishing for the Past - by Dr Julien Pepperell
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What fish did James Cook and early Europeans catch? Were they struck by the abundance from Australia’s pristine waters? How have coastal fish populations sustained themselves over the past 200 to 300 years?
Hear the human stories.
Hear some gruesome tales.
Hear how, prior to European arrival, Aboriginal people had been fishing Australian coastal waters for tens of thousands of years with spears, hooks, nets and traps, and gathering shellfish from the beaches, rocks and reefs.
Hear the human stories.
Hear some gruesome tales.
Hear how, prior to European arrival, Aboriginal people had been fishing Australian coastal waters for tens of thousands of years with spears, hooks, nets and traps, and gathering shellfish from the beaches, rocks and reefs.
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