Mutton Fish is the story of the Aboriginal people of the south
coast of New South Wales as told through the metaphor of Haliotis
(mutton fish). Known to some as abalone, this has always been a
subsistence food: easy to find and harvest, extremely rich in
energy, and accessible for as long as the beaches are freely open
to all. The authors present a researched history of fishing and
Indigenous involvement in the region. It includes interviews with
Indigenous people who have participated in the traditional as well
as the modern fishing practices in the south coast of NSW. Mutton
Fish introduces the current issues of Indigenous cultural practice
vs. white law, and the history of how it has come about. The people
of the south coast of NSW have a long and complex relationship with
the coastal environment one that has nurtured them for thousands of
years. Mutton Fish, unique in its breadth and accessibility, tells
of this relationship and what has happened to the south coast
people as th
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