NFB Collection
Capelin Fishing in Atlantic Canada
197414 min 32 secFilm: Documentary
Produced for the NFB by Immedia Inc. for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
This title is an acquisition.
An informative film about how deep-sea fishermen, faced with declining supplies of cod and herring, have converted their trawlers and purse seiners to harvest the abundant supply of capelin. Colour diagrams and animated drawings illustrate the fishing and gear-handling techniques used by three specific vessels.
Subject categories
- Fishing and Hunting Industries > Atlantic RegionResearch and Fishing Techniques