Fishing for rights: The water-food nexus and Indigenous fishing in Australia’s Northern Territory

This Article explores the water-food nexus in relation to Indigenous rights
to the sea in Australia's Northern Territory. The Northern Territory is a useful case study, because there is a High Court of Australia case that gives conceptual space to explore this issue where Indigenous rights to parts of the coastal sea are strong. Part I briefly explores the relationship between Indigenous traditional fishing and the water-food nexus. Part II looks at the two separate legal frameworks in Australia including fishing and Indigenous rights to the sea. Part III focuses particularly on the Northern Territory case study. Part III also examines the Northern Territory as a social jurisdiction and then looks at the historical context of Indigenous fishing in the Northern Territory, before turning to contemporary social and legal situations.