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High Tide in Newfoundland
1955
21 min
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This 1950s account of the Newfoundland fishing industry shows equipment and methods of fishing. The film also documents the processing and marketing of fish. A record of the problems confronting fishermen in Newfoundland during the past, it also serves as a comparison with present-day Newfoundland fishing.
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This 1950s account of the Newfoundland fishing industry shows equipment and methods of fishing. The film also documents the processing and marketing of fish. A record of the problems confronting fishermen in Newfoundland during the past, it also serves as a comparison with present-day Newfoundland fishing.
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directorGrant McLean
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scriptGrant McLean
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producerNicholas Balla
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photographyDonald Wilder
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soundClarke Daprato
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editingFergus McDonellMarion Meadows
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sound editingPeter Jones
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musicEldon Rathburn
Ages 12 to 15
School subjects
How is the Newfoundland fishery different today? What role do the provincial and federal governments play today in regulating and supporting the fishery? What are some of the disadvantages of industrialization? Groups specialize in one of the fishing methods and debate other groups on the merits of each, including lifestyle. Choose for yourself between the job of a St. John’s office worker, a dragger fisherman or a job in forestry or mining. Explain your choice.