Tuna boat Port Lincoln |
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| Title : | Tuna boat Port Lincoln |
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| Creator : | Wenmouth, Bernice M.; photographer | ||
| Source : | The Wenmouth Collection : Port Lincoln | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1961 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Tuna being unloaded from a boat at Port Lincoln The first catches of tuna were made from Port Lincoln in 1949, and in 1954 two boats began commercial fishing for tuna. By 1963 the number of boats engaged in tuna poling had risen to 1963. Tuna fishing is now one of the town's biggest industries and Australia's largest tuna cannery is located in Port Lincoln. The Tunarama Festival which celebrates and showcases the region began in 1962, and is traditionally held on the Australia Day long weekend, 26 January, the day the fleet set sail. |
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| Coverage year : | 1961 |
| Place : | Port Lincoln |
| Region : | Eyre Peninsula and Far West Coast |
| Further reading : | Caton, A. E Southern bluefin tuna: scientific background to the debate Canberra: Australian Govt. Publishing Service, 1990 Young, P. C. Southern Bluefin Tuna: its propagation in Australia: a strategic plan for the propagation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) Canberra: Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, 2001 Thiele, Colin, Blue fin illustrated by Roger Haldane Adelaide: Rigby, 1971 |
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