The Trap Thief

195730 minFilm: Fiction

Direction: Allan Wargon

Production: Julian Biggs

Script: George Salverson

This dramatization, set in a Cape Breton fishing village, illustrates the pull between the temptation to "get rich quick" by lobster poaching and the long-term view of ensuring a lasting supply of lobsters through regulation and conservation.

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Other versions

Le pilleur de cages

Subject categories

  • Fishing and Hunting Industries > Atlantic RegionLobster and Crab
  • Environment and Conservation > Fish and Shellfish

Credits

director
Allan Wargon
producer
Julian Biggs
script
George Salverson
cinematography
Robert Humble
sound
Erik Nielsen
editing
Brian Keene
sound editing
Meta Bobet